New catheter-less technique may ease the pain and discomfort of prostate cancer recovery
Thursday, October 2, 2008 - 16:42
in Health & Medicine
To ease the pain of recovery following prostate cancer surgery, physician-scientists have developed an innovative and patient-friendly approach that eliminates the use of a penile urinary catheter. The new patentable technique, used in conjunction with robotic prostatectomy -- the surgical removal of the prostate -- eliminates the pain and discomfort associated with the standard catheter.