What would happen if neurovascular bundles were left behind in radical retropubic prostatectomy?

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Akbulut Z., KANDEMİR O., Atmaca A. F., DEMİRCİ D. A., Dogan B., Canda A. E., ...More

TURKISH JOURNAL OF MEDICAL SCIENCES, vol.43, no.3, pp.448-454, 2013 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 43 Issue: 3
  • Publication Date: 2013
  • Doi Number: 10.3906/sag-1209-71
  • Journal Name: TURKISH JOURNAL OF MEDICAL SCIENCES
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Page Numbers: pp.448-454
  • Bezmialem Vakıf University Affiliated: No

Abstract

Aim: To evaluate whether nerve-sparing radical prostatectomy (NSRP) results in a residual tumor in the remaining neurovascular bundle (NVB).