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ArticleProstate international2021

Width of spared neurovascular bundle after robot-assisted laparoscopic prostatectomy in patients with prostate cancer: is it a reliable factor for predicting postoperative sexual outcome?

Sagnjun Yoo, Bumjin Lim, Se Young Choi, Dalsan You, Choung-Soo Kim

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Article in Prostate international, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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5 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Sagnjun YooDepartment of Urology, Seoul National University Boramae Medical Center, Seoul, Korea.
Bumjin LimDepartment of Urology, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
Se Young ChoiDepartment of Urology, Chung-Ang University Hospital, Seoul, Korea.
Dalsan YouDepartment of Urology, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
Choung-Soo KimDepartment of Urology, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
Asan Medical Center · KRChung-Ang University Hospital · KRSeoul National University · KRUlsan College · KR

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeTo investigate the relationship between the width of spared neurovascular bundle (NVB) measured during robot-assisted laparoscopic prostatectomy and postoperative sexual outcomes.

methodsPatients with localized prostate cancer with erectile hardness score ≥2 (

resultsThe proportion of patients with postoperative erectile hardness score ≥2 at postoperative 6 months was as follows: 38.9% (Q1), 48.6% (Q2-3), and 83.3% (Q4) (

conclusionsNot only the performance but also the degree and quality of NVB sparing thought to be important for postoperative sexual function. Measurement of the width of NVB during surgery could be an easy intraoperative method for assessing the quality of NVB sparing.

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Erectile dysfunctionNerve tissueProstatectomyProstatic neoplasms

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PMID34692583
PMCPMC8498713
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