Is robotic surgery generally better in terms of side effects?
Jarod, RI A. The main benefit of robotic surgery is less blood loss during surgery, and therefore somewhat greater energy level in the first week or two after surgery. Robotic prostatectomy also has smaller incisions and therefore somewhat less pain at the surgery site, however even with open surgery the pain is less than most men anticipate. For these reasons, robot-assisted prostatectomy can be a better choice than open prostatectomy for many patients. However, urinary and sexual recovery is similar between robotic and standard open nerve-sparing surgery, because these side effects are due to removal of the prostate, not due to the type of incision used. Q. I just learned about high intensity ultrasound from the WROR Website. Do you know how I can find more information on this form of prostate therapy? MS, Boston A. Thank you so much for your question. According to Dr. Martin Sanda, head of the prostate program at BIDMC, HIFU is an experimental from of high energy (microwave) therapy
