Interposition of sural nerve restores function of cavernous nerves resected during radical prostatectomy

Journal of Urology

Volumn 161, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 188-192

  Kim, Edward D ^a   Scardino, Peter T ^a   Hampel, Ori ^a   Mills, Noel L ^a   Wheeler, Thomas M ^a   Nath, Rahul K ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Penile erection; Prostate; Prostatectomy; Sural nerve

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DEVICE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LABORATORY TEST; MALE; NERVE GRAFT; NERVE RECONSTRUCTION; NERVE TRANSECTION; PENIS ERECTION; PENIS NOCTURNAL TUMESCENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE CANCER; PROSTATECTOMY; SURAL NERVE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

EID: 0032877382     PISSN: 00225347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-5347(01)62093-7     Document Type: Article

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