What issues should be paid attention to in postoperative care for radical prostatectomy

Radical surgery is an early treatment method for prostate cancer. After this surgery, patients must pay attention to daily care. The following experts will introduce to you what issues need to be paid attention to in postoperative care for radical prostate cancer .

1. After radical surgery for prostate cancer, in order to improve the long-term efficacy, endocrine therapy or chemotherapy should be used as postoperative care for radical prostate cancer surgery, which can greatly improve the patient's long-term survival rate.

2. Patients are likely to have sexual dysfunction and permanent urinary incontinence after surgery. Sexual dysfunction can be adjusted from both psychological and physiological aspects. Some patients may have sexual dysfunction due to nerve damage during surgery, and their spouses should understand this. For permanent urinary incontinence, the patient's family should also be fully prepared and do a good job of postoperative care for patients with urinary incontinence after radical prostatectomy.

3. After radical surgery, patients should pay attention to rest, strengthen their diet, maintain an optimistic mood, quit smoking and drinking, and improve their immunity as postoperative care for radical prostate cancer. Some patients with advanced prostate cancer have lost the chance of radical surgery, so they often undergo bilateral resection to block androgen supply and delay tumor growth. After surgery, such patients should cooperate with radiotherapy, chemotherapy and endocrine therapy, and go to the hospital for regular follow-up to keep abreast of the progress of the tumor and whether there is metastasis to important organs.

4. Conduct medical monitoring and dynamically observe the changes in serum acid phosphatase and prostate-specific antigen. Generally speaking, after active and effective treatment, these two indicators can return to normal. Regular review of these indicators is an important means of monitoring the recurrence of prostate cancer and is very helpful in judging the patient's prognosis.

5. Postoperative care for radical prostatectomy combined with cellular immunotherapy is a positive and effective measure that can regulate the balance of the patient's internal environment, inhibit the growth of tumor cells, and achieve the purpose of delaying the progression of the disease.

The above content is the post-operative care issues after radical prostatectomy introduced by experts. Patients and their families need to pay attention to it. I hope the above content can be helpful to you. If you have other questions about post-operative care after radical prostatectomy, please consult online experts, who will give you detailed answers.

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