Anatomical analysis of the neurovascular bundle supplying penile cavernous tissue to ensure a reliable nerve graft after radical prostatectomy

Journal of Urology

Volumn 172, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 1032-1035

  Takenaka, Atsushi ^a   Murakami, Gen ^b   Soga, Hideo ^c   Han, Seung Ho ^e   Arai, Yoichi ^d   Fujisawa, Masato ^a  

^a KAWASAKI MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Japan)

^b SAPPORO MEDICAL UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^c KAWACHI GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^d TOHOKU UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^e The Catholic University of Korea College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Neuroanatomy; Prostate; Prostatectomy; Transplants

Indexed keywords

ANATOMICAL VARIATION; ARTICLE; CADAVER; CORPUS CAVERNOSUM; DATA ANALYSIS; DISSECTION; ELECTROSTIMULATION; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; NERVE GRAFT; NEUROANATOMY; PENILE BLOOD VESSEL; PENIS ERECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATECTOMY; RELIABILITY; SPLANCHNIC NERVE; TISSUE SECTION;

EID: 4143124487     PISSN: 00225347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.ju.0000135648.33110.df     Document Type: Article

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