Pelvic Autonomic Nerve Mapping Around the Prostate by Intraoperative Electrical Stimulation With Simultaneous Measurement of Intracavernous and Intraurethral Pressure

Journal of Urology

Volumn 177, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 225-229

  Takenaka, Atsushi ^a,e   Tewari, Ashutosh ^a   Hara, Rouei ^b   Leung, Robert A ^a   Kurokawa, Kohei ^c   Murakami, Gen ^d   Fujisawa, Masato ^e  

^a WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

^b KAWASAKI MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Japan)

^c Department of Urology   (Japan)

^d SAPPORO MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^e KOBE UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

electric stimulation; neuroanatomy; prostate; prostatectomy; urinary continence

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUTONOMIC NERVE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ELECTRODE; ELECTROSTIMULATION; HUMAN; MALE; NERVE STIMULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATECTOMY; RECTUM; URETHRA PRESSURE;

AGED; ANAL CANAL; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HUMANS; INTRAOPERATIVE PERIOD; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PELVIS; PENIS; PRESSURE; PROSTATE; URETHRA;

EID: 33845331084     PISSN: 00225347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.juro.2006.08.104     Document Type: Article

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