2008
DOI: 10.1007/s00464-008-9870-7
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Impact of laparoscopic surgery on bladder and sexual function after total mesorectal excision for rectal cancer

Abstract: Open rectal cancer resection is associated with a higher rate of sexual dysfunction, but not bladder dysfunction, compared with laparoscopic surgery. Laparoscopic rectal cancer surgery offers a significant advantage with regard to preservation of postoperative sexual function and constitutes a true advance in rectal cancer surgery compared with the open technique. The proposed advantages can be attributed to improvement in visibility by the magnification feature of laparoscopic surgery.

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“…Erectile potency improved in 80% of patients treated with sildenafil compared with 17% of patients treated with placebo (Lindsey et al, 2002). To date, most experienced surgeons perform TME with preservation of the neurovascular bundles with improved reported rates of ED (Asoglu et al, 2009;Breukink et al, 2009;Kim et al, 2012;Pocard et al, 2002). However, only one prospective study conducted in Japan examined the outcome of postoperative treatment with sildenafil for potent male patients after TME for low rectal cancers (Nishizawa et al, 2011).…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Erectile potency improved in 80% of patients treated with sildenafil compared with 17% of patients treated with placebo (Lindsey et al, 2002). To date, most experienced surgeons perform TME with preservation of the neurovascular bundles with improved reported rates of ED (Asoglu et al, 2009;Breukink et al, 2009;Kim et al, 2012;Pocard et al, 2002). However, only one prospective study conducted in Japan examined the outcome of postoperative treatment with sildenafil for potent male patients after TME for low rectal cancers (Nishizawa et al, 2011).…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…5 Moreover, with the development of laparoscopy surgery, it is both safe and feasible to perform sphincter-preserving and autonomic nerve-preserving radical rectal cancer surgery. 19,20 We applied laparoscopic TME combined with sphincter-preserving operation in patients with ultralow rectal cancer. The satisfaction rates of patients about their defecation function reached 60.3%, 84.5% and 91.3% at 6, 12, and 24 months follow-up, respectively.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…However, when an experienced surgeon performs the surgery, the laparoscopic approach allows for better visualisation of small structures, such as the pelvic autonomic nerves. Laparoscopy also has advantages over laparotomy due to the image magnification and the 30-degree angle eyepiece (1,17,23,26,30) . The sympathetic component is recognised in more than 90% of cases and the parasympathetic component in 53% to 96%; this variation is due to the deeper location of the latter component inside the pelvis (17,30) .…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%