What are the sequelae of prostate cancer surgery

Although prostate cancer is a relatively rare disease in clinical practice, there are still a few middle-aged and elderly men who suffer from this disease. There are generally no obvious symptoms in the early stages of this disease. When the patient shows some obvious symptoms, it means that the patient's condition has entered the late stage. At this time, the patient should be treated with surgery in time, but surgical treatment is likely to cause some sequelae, which are also very harmful to the patient's body and mind. So what are the sequelae of prostate cancer surgery?

When patients with prostate cancer undergo surgical treatment, it is easy to damage some tissues and nerves around the prostate. Once these tissues and nerves are damaged, some sequelae will occur. The more common sequelae in clinical practice are mainly the following two:

1. Prostate cancer patients are prone to urinary incontinence after surgery. This sequelae basically occurs in total prostatectomy. After the prostate and the surrounding lymph node tissue with the possibility of metastasis, the doctor will connect the patient's urethra and bladder together. Therefore, after the operation, the patient's bladder will be pulled, which will cause the patient's capacity to become smaller, resulting in symptoms of frequent urination. After the patient's prostate is removed, the external urethral sphincter will contract. Once the tension is reduced, it will cause symptoms of urinary incontinence.

2. Prostate cancer patients are prone to develop sequelae of impotence after surgery. It can be said that clinically most prostate cancer patients will experience symptoms of impotence after surgery, because the operation will not only damage the tissues in the patient's prostate, but also damage the nerves and muscles around the patient's urethra, lymph nodes and seminal vesicles, so patients will also have sequelae of impotence.

I believe that through the above content, everyone has a certain understanding of the sequelae that occur after prostate cancer surgery. After understanding these, if the patient suffers from prostate cancer in daily life, he should be cautious when choosing surgical treatment, unless it is necessary. Surgery should be used for treatment. If the patient's condition is relatively mild, it is better to use other methods of treatment first.