Abstract
Application of Erection Hardness Score as a Diagnostic Tool to Assess Erectile Function Recovery after Robot-Assisted Radical Prostatectomy
Highlights
In recent years, the proportion of patients treated with robot-assisted radical prostatectomy (RARP) as an initial therapy in prostate cancer has increased, as the number of patients diagnosed with prostate cancer at an early stage has increased significantly [1]
Robot-assisted radical prostatectomy has become the dominant procedure compared with other surgical approaches because robotic technology allows surgeons to perform more precise and accurate movements that help preserve the basic anatomical structures associated with achieving favorable functional outcomes [6]
In the study conducted by us on 42 patients with clinically localized prostate cancer, we evaluated changes in erectile function after RARP
Summary
The proportion of patients treated with RARP as an initial therapy in prostate cancer has increased, as the number of patients diagnosed with prostate cancer at an early stage has increased significantly [1]. Significant advances have been made in recent years in exploring pelvic anatomy and the advancement of surgical techniques [3], RARP is still often accompanied by several types of postoperative adverse events such as incontinence and erectile dysfunction [3,4]. This has a negative impact on the postoperative quality of life of patients undergoing RARP [5]. We enrolled a total of 42 patients with localized prostate cancer who underwent RARP without neoadjuvant hormonal therapy They were investigated for time-dependent changes in EF recovery following RARP based on the EHS
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