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Comment by wlaw15

12 hours ago

Urinary and erectile function are a major issue with partial and radical prostatectomy. These ultrasound treatments are showing significant improvements in both areas.

This technology is also now used to treat non-cancerous prostate enlargement (BPH).

> Urinary and erectile function are a major issue with partial and radical prostatectomy

There are other options besides prostatectomy or the untested histotripsy.

  • True, but currently prostatectomy is the most common intervention and second is radiotherapy which as mentioned in a comment above is a very expensive alternative with known side effects.

    Histotripsy is early in its clinical life but I wouldn't say untested.

    • I’m not sure why we’re plugging a brand new entity when PAE is already in guidelines.

      People who aren’t in medicine are very susceptible to advertising - this is why I’m writing so stridently