Open AccessSexual and urinary dysfunction following laparoscopic total mesorectal excision in male patients: A prospective study
Author(s) -
Deepak George,
Kaniyarakal Pramil,
Naduthottam Palaniswami Kamalesh,
Shaji Ponnambatheyil,
Prakash Kurumboor
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
journal of minimal access surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 0972-9941
pISSN - 1998-3921
DOI - 10.4103/jmas.jmas_93_17
Subject(s) - medicine , sexual dysfunction , erectile dysfunction , total mesorectal excision , sexual function , surgery , prospective cohort study , neurogenic bladder dysfunction , urinary retention , international prostate symptom score , urinary bladder , urology , prostate , lower urinary tract symptoms , colorectal cancer , cancer
Even with the use of nerve-sparing techniques, there is a risk of bladder and sexual dysfunction after total mesorectal excision (TME). Laparoscopic TME is believed to improve this autonomic nerve dysfunction, but this is not demonstrated conclusively in the literature. In Indian patients generally, the stage at which the patients present is late and presumably the risk of autonomic nerve injury is more; however, there is no published data in this respect.