Neurovascular Bundles Articles & Analysis
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Periprostatic nerves are at risk of injury during radical prostatectomy; this study aimed to establish the location of somatic nerves with respect to the prostate and the neurovascular bundle. Materials and Methods Hemiprostates from patients in whom a wide local excision was performed were evaluated. ...
Background Since Walsh and Donker first introduced the anatomic nerve-sparing technique for retropubic radical prostatectomy1 (RRP) in the treatment of clinically localized prostate cancer, the importance of minimizing damage to the neurovascular bundle (NVB) has been recognized as a critical element for the preservation of potency and urinary continence ...