Prostate cancer is a relatively inert malignancy, and most are already in the middle to late stages when detected, or have lost the opportunity for surgery due to their physical condition. In some patients, the prostate tumor is still limited (T1, T2) at the time of detection, and there are indications for surgery and radical prostate cancer surgery is feasible. In recent years, with the development of lumpectomy technology, laparoscopic radical prostate cancer surgery or robotic-assisted lumpectomy for radical prostate cancer has been promoted. In case of open surgery, due to the large wound, postoperative care and recovery of the general condition is needed. Most prostate cancer patients are older and should pay more attention to the complications such as venous thrombosis and crushing pneumonia that may result from prolonged bed rest. The most important thing to note after surgery is whether there is any difficulty in urination after the catheter is removed, and whether there is any rectal fistula that was not detected during surgery.
In addition, because some prostate cancer patients may have local recurrence or distant metastases after a period of time, regular follow-ups are needed after prostate cancer surgery, including PSA exams, CT exams, etc. If the postoperative pathology considers that the prostate cancer has invaded the envelope, then postoperative antiandrogenic therapy is also required.