胎盘膜包裹神经可加快前列腺术后勃起功能恢复

ERECTILE dysfunction is common after prostate cancer surgery, but wrapping thin sheets of dried placenta around exposed nerves during the procedure may allow faster recovery. The amniotic membrane is the innermost, fetus-facing layer of the placenta, and is packed with growth factors and immune-modulating proteins that promote healing. Some companies peel the amniotic membrane off donated placentas, then dry, sterilise and package it in standard-sized sheets. Between 2014 and 2024, Sanjay Razdan at HCA Florida Kendall Hospital used dried sheets of human amniotic membrane to wrap nerves near the prostate during 2560 radical prostatectomies, surgeries that remove the entire prostate gland to treat cancer. …