Gard Lauvsnes in CMedical has one message for men with prostate cancer: Let yourself be operated on i
n Norway!
- Norway has top expertise, the risk of infections by multi-resistant bacteria is minimal and you are guaranteed follow-up afterwards, says Lauvsnes, and quickly adds: - You will not receive compensation from Norwegian Patient Injury Compensation for injuries that occur abroad.
Naturally, men diagnosed with prostate cancer are impatient to receive treatment. Not just good treatment, but the best that is available. In the background lurks the fear of permanent incontinence and erectile failure if the surgeon is not steady. A small inaccuracy in the prostate gland's fine network of nerves can have consequences that are felt to be catastrophic.
In the past, most men with prostate cancer traveled abroad, especially those who had insurance and those who chose to pay themselves. This was because the official figures on incontinence and erectile dysfunction were far worse in Norway than, for example, clinics in Germany and the USA.
- Statistics can be used in different ways, and in Norway there is no published data that allows them to be compared with the figures from the USA and Germany. What is important for good results is that the surgeon has extensive experience and operates regularly. We have that in several hospitals in Norway.
Operates with robotic technologyLauvsnes is one of the founders behind the Colosseum Mann clinic. He himself has had prostate cancer and has experienced firsthand what good treatment and follow-up mean for the quality of life.
- Our clinic is a specialist in men's health. Our goal is to help as many people as possible, he says.
With robotic technology and the peephole technique, the patient gets smaller surgical wounds and thus less post-operative discomfort than with open surgery. The robot is connected directly to the instruments that have been inserted into the patient, and is controlled via a joystick by the surgeon.
- The advantage is that the robot arms never tremble, as can happen with a human hand. The result is a shorter recovery period and better results in terms of nerve damage and incontinence.
Top expertiseAccording to Lauvsnes, the surgeons at Colosseum Mann are among Norway's most experienced in the field and maintain their professional expertise precisely because they operate often. - Several hospitals today operate with robotic technology, but Colosseum Mann is the only private hospital in Norway that uses robotic technology, says the founder. Colosseum Mann will continue to offer men research-based assessment and treatment of prostate cancer.