Basic principles of anatomy for optimal surgical treatment of prostate cancer

World Journal of Urology

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 31-38

  Walz, Jochen ^a   Graefen, Markus ^b   Huland, Hartwig ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER HAMBURG EPPENDORF   (Germany)

^b Prostate Cancer Center   (Germany)

Author keywords

Anatomy; Neurovascular bundle; Prostate cancer; Radical prostatectomy; Sphincter

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; INNERVATION; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PATHOLOGY; PROSTATE; PROSTATE TUMOR; PROSTATECTOMY;

HUMANS; MALE; PROSTATE; PROSTATECTOMY; PROSTATIC NEOPLASMS;

EID: 33947407181     PISSN: 07244983     EISSN: 14338726     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00345-007-0159-6     Document Type: Article

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