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Erectile dysfunction is a recognised complication of prostatectomies. Reported rates of erectile dysfunction vary widely. A traditional radical prostatectomy is undertaken using wide margins around the prostate, damaging the nerves which control the blood supply to the penis.  Mr Doherty is among a small group of specialised urological surgeons undertaking nerve-sparing prostatectomies . The task of safely removing all cancer cells without harming the hair-thin adjacent nerves demands a very high level of technical skill.