ReviewNature reviews. Urology2015
Novel methods for mapping the cavernous nerves during radical prostatectomy.
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11 citing papers in PubMed.
- Advancements in Endoscopic Optical Coherence Tomography for Urothelial Carcinoma: Research Progress and Clinical ApplicationsCurrent medical imaging · 2026Review
- Next-Generation Nerve-Sparing Techniques in Robotic Radical Prostatectomy: A Contemporary Review.Current urology reports · 2025Review
- Nerve graft for erectile dysfunction after radical prostatectomy: animal study and clinical data-a narrative review.International journal of impotence research · 2025Review
- Imaging of prostate micro-architecture using three-dimensional wide-field optical coherence tomography.Biomedical optics express · 2024Article
- Infrared neural stimulation markedly enhances nerve functionality assessment during nerve monitoring.Scientific reports · 2023Article
- Stimulators and activators of soluble guanylate cyclase for urogenital disorders.Nature reviews. Urology · 2018Review
- Neuroprotective and Nerve Regenerative Approaches for Treatment of Erectile Dysfunction after Cavernous Nerve Injury.International journal of molecular sciences · 2017Review
- Ultrasound capsule endoscopy: sounding out the future.Annals of translational medicine · 2017Article
- Visualization of prostatic nerves by polarization-sensitive optical coherence tomography.Biomedical optics express · 2016Article
- Transcription Factor HBP1 Enhances Radiosensitivity by Inducing Apoptosis in Prostate Cancer Cell Lines.Analytical cellular pathology (Amsterdam) · 2016Article
- Recent Advances of Light-Mediated Theranostics.Theranostics · 2016Review
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Abstract
The cavernous nerves, which course along the surface of the prostate gland, are responsible for erectile function. During radical prostatectomy, urologists are challenged in preserving these nerves and their function. Cavernous nerves are microscopic and show variable location in different patients; therefore, postoperative sexual potency rates are widely variable following radical prostatectomy. A variety of technologies, including electrical and optical nerve stimulation, dye-based optical fluorescence and microscopy, spectroscopy, ultrasound and magnetic resonance imaging have all been used to study cavernous nerve anatomy and physiology, and some of these methods are also potential intraoperative methods for identifying and preserving cavernous nerves. However, all of these technologies have inherent limitations, including slow or inconsistent nerve responses, poor image resolution, shallow image depth, slow image acquisition times and/or safety concerns. New and emerging technologies, as well as multimodal approaches combining existing methods, hold promise for improved postoperative sexual outcomes and patient quality of life following radical prostatectomy.
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