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Urinary and erectile function are a major issue with partial and radical prostatectomy. These ultrasound treatments are showing significant improvements in both
by wlaw15 1y ago
Urinary and erectile function are a major issue with partial and radical prostatectomy. These ultrasound treatments are showing significant improvements in both areas.
This technology is also now used to treat non-cancerous prostate enlargement (BPH).
- bonsai_spool 1y ago> Urinary and erectile function are a major issue with partial and radical prostatectomy There are other options besides prostatectomy or the untested histotripsy.
- wlaw15 1y agoTrue, but currently prostatectomy is the most common intervention and second is radiotherapy which as mentioned in a comment above is a very expensive alternative with known side effects. Histotripsy is early in its clinical life but I wouldn't say untested.
- bonsai_spool 1y agoI’m not sure why we’re plugging a brand new entity when PAE is already in guidelines. People who aren’t in medicine are very susceptible to advertising - this is why I’m writing so stridently