KTP Laser Nerve Sparing Radical Prostatectomy: Comparison of Ultrasonic and Cold Scissor Dissection on Cavernous Nerve Function

Journal of Urology

Volumn 181, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 2760-2766

  Gianduzzo, Troy R J ^a   Colombo Jr , Jose R ^a   Haber, Georges Pascal ^a   Magi Galluzzi, Cristina ^a   Dall'Oglio, M F ^a   Ulchaker, James ^a   Gill, Inderbir S ^a  

^a LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

lasers; nerve tissue; prostate; prostatectomy; solid state

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CLIP; COLD; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORPUS CAVERNOSUM; DISSECTION; DOG; EVALUATION; EX VIVO STUDY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; KTP LASER; LASER SURGERY; MEAN ARTERIAL PRESSURE; MEASUREMENT; NERVE FUNCTION; NERVE STIMULATION; NERVOUS TISSUE; NONHUMAN; PERITONEUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATECTOMY; SHEAR FLOW; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; THERMAL ANALYSIS; THERMOGRAPHY; ULTRASOUND;

ANIMALS; AUTONOMIC PATHWAYS; CRYOTHERAPY; DOGS; LASERS, SOLID-STATE; MALE; PENIS; PROSTATECTOMY; ULTRASONIC THERAPY;

EID: 67349193613     PISSN: 00225347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.juro.2009.01.095     Document Type: Article

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