Cadaveric study of nerves supplying the membranous urethra

Neurourology and Urodynamics

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 592-595

  Song, Lu Jie ^a   Lu, Hong Kai ^b   Wang, Jin Ping ^c   Xu, Yue Min ^a  

^a SHANGHAI JIAO TONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Weifang Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital   (China)

^c WEIFANG MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Membranous urethra; Neuroanatomy; Radical cystectomy; Radical prostatectomy; Urinary incontinence

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CADAVER; CYSTECTOMY; HUMAN; HYPOGASTRIC PLEXUS; INNERVATION; LEVATOR ANI MUSCLE; MALE; PELVIC NERVE; PERINEUM; PROSTATE; PROSTATECTOMY; PUDENDAL NERVE; SEMINAL VESICLE; URETHRA;

AGED; CADAVER; DISSECTION; HUMANS; HYPOGASTRIC PLEXUS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUCOUS MEMBRANE; SCIATIC NERVE; URETHRA;

EID: 77953569312     PISSN: 07332467     EISSN: 15206777     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/nau.20768     Document Type: Article

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