Intrafascial nerve-sparing Laproscopic Radical Prostatectomy: Do we really preserve relevant nerve-fibres?

European Urology

Volumn 49, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 955-957

  Rassweiler, Jens ^a  

^a SLK Kliniken Heilbronn   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EDITORIAL; FEASIBILITY STUDY; HUMAN; INTRAFASCIAL NERVE SPARING LAPAROSCOPIC RADICAL PROSTATECTOMY; LAPAROSCOPY; NERVE FIBER; NERVE FUNCTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE; PROSTATECTOMY; ROBOTICS; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

HUMANS; LAPAROSCOPY; MALE; PROSTATE; PROSTATECTOMY; PROSTATIC NEOPLASMS;

EID: 33646342244     PISSN: 03022838     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eururo.2006.03.053     Document Type: Editorial

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