Nerve sparing radical prostatectomy: Effects of hemostatic energy sources on the recovery of cavernous nerve function in a canine model

Journal of Urology

Volumn 172, Issue 4 I, 2004, Pages 1318-1322

  Ong, Albert M ^a   Su, Li Ming ^a   Varkarakis, Ioannis ^a   Inagaki, Takeshi ^a   Link, Richard E ^a   Bhayani, Sam B ^a   Patriciu, Alex ^a   Crain, Barbara ^a   Walsh, Patrick C ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF PATHOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Dogs; Hemostasis; Penile erection; Prostate; Prostatectomy

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORPUS CAVERNOSUM; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DISSECTION; DOG; ELECTROSURGERY; ENERGY RESOURCE; ERECTILE DYSFUNCTION; EXPERIMENTAL LIGATION; EXPERIMENTAL MODEL; HEMOSTASIS; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; NERVE INJURY; NONHUMAN; PENIS ERECTION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATECTOMY; SPINAL NERVE; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SURVIVAL; SUTURE; TECHNIQUE;

EID: 4544364040     PISSN: 00225347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.ju.0000139883.08934.86     Document Type: Article

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