“The donations from the Marcels in Plescop over several years have made it possible to trigger the purchase of this new equipment,” rejoice Maxime Crépel, Alexandre Campeggi and Daphnée Lizée, urological surgeons at the private Océane hospital in Vannes. This new equipment, costing around €100,000 and financed by a third party by the Marcels in Plescop, is called “Exact View” and is used only for the diagnosis of prostate cancer via a transperineal biopsy and no longer transrectal.
“In France, there must be ten “Exact View” machines in service, including one in Vannes and one in Bordeaux for the west of France,” says Dr. Crépel. “We’ve had this equipment since last June and we must be close to the hundred patients who have benefited from it. It is extremely precise and faster than the previous equipment.” The procedure lasts about twenty minutes under general anesthesia.
Very limited risk of infection
If the quality of the prostate fragment samples is equal to the previous equipment, the ultrasound probe of this new tool is “exceptional in terms of quality. We are amazed, we have never seen this level of quality”, assure the three surgeons who were trained in advance by two engineers. “We now prick through the skin and there is no longer any risk of infection, which could happen and cause fever and even hospitalization. It was a real problem and we were forced to prescribe antibiotics as a preventative measure, which is no longer the case now that we have this equipment. Now, the infection rate is 0.1% compared to 3 to 8% before, according to studies”, appreciates the surgeon who, in the presence of these two colleagues, presented the equipment to the Marcels, this Tuesday, September 17, in the presence of Philippe Le Gal, the president, Jean-Noël Théraud, the vice-president and Patrick Dorso, head of the association’s volunteers. “The Marcels are very happy to have supported this purchase for the patients of the Vannes region. We are also very committed to prevention,” explained the president of the Marcels. The next edition is scheduled for October 19 and 20 in Plescop and registrations are still possible on the Les Marcels website.
