scholarly journals Digital informed consent on radical prostatectomy surgery - A turning point on patient communication means

2021 ◽  
Vol 93 (3) ◽  
pp. 366-369
Author(s):  
Pedro Sousa Passos ◽  
Nuno Carvalho ◽  
Sara Teixeira Anacleto ◽  
Mário Cerqueira Alves ◽  
Paulo Oliveira Mota

To the Editor, Radical Prostatectomy (RP) is one of the preferred treatments for localized prostatic cancer and although surgical complications have been reduced over the years, urinary incontinence and erectile dysfunction are still common and significantly impact the patient’s life. Therefore, adequate patient education and counselling before RP is essential. Informed Consent (IC) is a crucial element of doctor-patient interaction, and it must ensure that patients receive and understand all the information regarding their diseases and treatments. Implicit in providing IC is assessing the patient’s understanding, since accessible communication enables them to make informed decisions consciously and autonomously about their health status [...].

2017 ◽  
Vol 197 (4S) ◽  
Author(s):  
Joao Zambon ◽  
Manish Patel ◽  
Ashok Hemal ◽  
Gopal Badlani ◽  
Ashley Dean ◽  
...  

2004 ◽  
Vol 73 (1) ◽  
pp. 31-35 ◽  
Author(s):  
Akira Tsujimura ◽  
Kiyomi Matsumiya ◽  
Yasushi Miyagawa ◽  
Natsuki Takaha ◽  
Kazuo Nishimura ◽  
...  

2015 ◽  
Vol 68 (2) ◽  
pp. 216-225 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eva Haglind ◽  
Stefan Carlsson ◽  
Johan Stranne ◽  
Anna Wallerstedt ◽  
Ulrica Wilderäng ◽  
...  

2017 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 75-79
Author(s):  
P. S. Kyzlasov ◽  
M. M. Sokol’shchik ◽  
N. A. Goncharov ◽  
S. V. Porowski ◽  
V. P. Sergeev ◽  
...  

This article provides a clinical example of the simultaneous implantation of an artificial sphincter of the bladder and a triple-component prosthesis of the penis, which allows almost completely to rehabilitate a patient with total incontinence and erectile dysfunction after laparoscopic radical prostatectom y for prostate cancer. The urgency of writing this article was a high incidence of prostate cancer, which has no tendency to decrease.It should be noted that when choosing the optimal method for treating prostate cancer, it is necessary to take into account the stage of the disease development, the patient’s age, concomitant diseases, possible complications, test results, and the wishes of the patient. In the stages of prostate cancer T1T2, radical prostatectomy in any of its embodiments, openly laparoscopically or with the help of a robot is a routine operation, at stage T3, in order to achieve an acceptable result, it is necessary not only sufficient surgical technique, but the correct preoperative preparation (the use of hormone therapy).One of the frequent complications of radical prostatectomy at stage T3 is urinary incontinence and erectile dysfunction, which is caused by the need for more “aggressive” techniques, the frequency of which reaches, in the opinion of different authors, 30 to 90%. With incontinence after a radical prostatectomy of moderate and severe degree, the implantation of an artificial urethral sphincter remains the preferred method of treatment. Artificial sphincter allows you to fully control the process of retention of urine and urination. Note that the restoration of potency after surgery is a very difficult problem. After the operation, one of the methods of preserving the erectile function is the early administration of 5fosofodiesterase inhibitors, but their reception does not always allow to maintain the erectile function, in this case, patients can be rehabilitated by penile implantation. The installation of a three-component phalloprosthesis or artificial sphincter separately is already a routine operation, but simultaneous treatment of two com plications and sim ultaneous im plantation of two prostheses is a rarity.


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