ReviewJournal of endourology2021
Robot-Assisted Radical Prostatectomy Maneuvers to Attenuate Erectile Dysfunction: Technical Description and Video Compilation.
Review in Journal of endourology, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 18 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
What it found
Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.
The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.
The trial behind it
Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.
Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.
Who cites it
18 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 31 citations in OpenAlex.
- Erectile function, urinary continence and oncologic outcomes of neurovascular bundle sparing robot-assisted radical prostatectomy for high-risk prostate cancer: A systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in oncology · 2023Pooled it
- Factors causing erectile dysfunction after bladder neck and nerve sparing robot-assisted laparoscopic radical prostatectomy in men with preoperatively normal erectile function.Irish journal of medical science · 2026Article
- Retrograde robot-assisted radical prostatectomy in a patient with localized prostate cancer: a case report.Frontiers in surgery · 2026Article
- Single-port robotic-assisted radical prostatectomy: evaluating the Da Vinci SP system in minimally invasive urologic oncology.World journal of urology · 2025Review
- Computer vision for evaluating retraction of the neurovascular bundle during nerve-sparing prostatectomy.Journal of robotic surgery · 2025Article
- Does previous transurethral resection of the prostate affect the outcomes in robotic assisted radical prostatectomy?World journal of urology · 2024Article
- Current practice and unmet training needs in robotic-assisted radical prostatectomy: investigation from the Junior ERUS/YAU working group.World journal of urology · 2024Article
- Technical surgical skill assessment of neurovascular bundle dissection and urinary continence recovery after robotic-assisted radical prostatectomy.JU open plus · 2023Article
- Comparison between intra- and postoperative outcomes of the da Vinci SP and da Vinci Xi robotic platforms in patients undergoing radical prostatectomy.Journal of robotic surgery · 2023Article
- Surgical gestures as a method to quantify surgical performance and predict patient outcomes.NPJ digital medicine · 2022Article
- Modified apical dissection improves early continence in robot-assisted laparoscopic radical prostatectomy: Comparative study between modified apical dissection and anterior suspension stitch.Investigative and clinical urology · 2022Article
- Management with Santorini's Plexus Should Be Personalized during Prostatectomy.Journal of personalized medicine · 2022Article
- Pathological Significance of Macrophages in Erectile Dysfunction Including Peyronie's Disease.Biomedicines · 2021Review
- Technical and anatomical challenges to approach robotic-assisted radical prostatectomy in patients with Urolift®.International braz j urol : official journal of the Brazilian Society of UrologyArticle
- Contemporary techniques of da Vinci SP radical prostatectomy: multicentric collaboration and expert opinion.International braz j urol : official journal of the Brazilian Society of UrologyArticle
- Implementation and outcomes of Hugo(TM) RAS System in robotic-assisted radical prostatectomy.International braz j urol : official journal of the Brazilian Society of UrologyArticle
- Impacts on functional and oncological outcomes of Robotic-assisted Radical Prostatectomy 10 years after the US Preventive Service Taskforce recommendations against PSA screening.International braz j urol : official journal of the Brazilian Society of UrologyArticle
- Neurovascular bundle preservation in robotic-assisted radical prostatectomy: How I do it after 15.000 cases.International braz j urol : official journal of the Brazilian Society of UrologyReview
Corrections and comments
PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.
Authors and funding
8 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.
Funding
Abstract
Erectile dysfunction (ED) remains a significant problem in up to 63% of men after robot-assisted radical prostatectomy (RARP). After the discovery of the neurovascular bundle (NVB), additional anatomic description and variation in nerve-sparing (NS) techniques have been described to improve post-RARP ED. However, it remains questionable whether ED rates have improved over time, and this is concerning as competing treatments are introduced that have better ED outcomes. In this review, we describe RARP NS technical modifications that improve erectile function recovery. We focused on reports that included detailed anatomical descriptions as well as video illustrations to disseminate technique. We found that the alternative RARP NS surgical techniques provide better outcomes compared with standard NS RARP. The use of validated quality of life questionnaires is necessary for the appropriate comparison of outcomes. However, the retrospective character and inherent weaknesses of the included studies do not allow one to conclude which is the best NS approach. Overall, there is significant variation in RARP NS techniques and outcomes, and the ideal technical maneuvers to optimize outcomes remains subject to debate. However, there is a consensus on the importance of anatomically dissecting the NVB, minimizing traction and thermal injury as well as preserving the periprostatic fascia. Well-designed randomized controlled trials with videos describing details of different surgical techniques for generalizability are needed to consistently and objectively evaluate sexual function outcomes after RARP to optimize postoperative potency.
Indexed as
Identifiers
What OpenQuestion holds
Registered trials
Read under generation 80e0d062 · epoch 390. Bibliography from PubMed, PubMed Central and OpenAlex; grants from NIH RePORTER; trial links from ClinicalTrials.gov; estimates, votes and beliefs from the OpenQuestion graph.