What is Radical Prostatectomy?
The prostate sits below the bladder and in front of the rectum, wrapping the urethra. The nerves involved in erections run along its sides, and the sphincter that supports continence sits at its apex, so how those structures are handled is part of the operation. A nerve-sparing operation aims to keep the neurovascular bundles when the tumour does not reach them, while a wider resection is used when extra-prostatic extension is likely. Pelvic nodes are added only where risk tables or imaging support it.
