Anatomy of autonomic nerve component in the male pelvis: The new concept from a perspective for robotic nerve sparing radical prostatectomy

World Journal of Urology

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 136-143

  Takenaka, Atsushi ^b   Leung, Robert A ^a   Fujisawa, Masato ^b   Tewari, Ashutosh K ^a  

^a WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b KOBE UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Athermal technique; Autonomic nerve; Nerve sparing; Neural anatomy; Robotic prostatectomy

Indexed keywords

AUTONOMIC NERVE; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; INNERVATION; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PELVIS; PROSTATECTOMY; REVIEW; ROBOTICS;

AUTONOMIC PATHWAYS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PELVIS; PROSTATECTOMY; ROBOTICS;

EID: 33744903963     PISSN: 07244983     EISSN: 14338726     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00345-006-0102-2     Document Type: Review

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