Neuroanatomical study of periprostatic nerve distributions using human cadaver prostate

Journal of Korean Medical Science

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 608-612

  Sung, Wooseuk ^a   Lee, Sun ^a   Park, Yong Koo ^a   Chang, Sung Goo ^a  

^a Kyung Hee University Hospital   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Neurovascular bundle; Prostate neoplasms; Radical prostatectomy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUDIOVISUAL EQUIPMENT; CADAVER; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; IMAGE PROCESSING; INNERVATION; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROANATOMY; PERIPHERAL NERVE; PROSTATE; PROSTATE TUMOR; PROSTATECTOMY; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING;

ADULT; AGED; CADAVER; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; IMAGING, THREE-DIMENSIONAL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, ANATOMIC; NEUROANATOMY; PERIPHERAL NERVES; PROSTATE; PROSTATECTOMY; PROSTATIC NEOPLASMS;

EID: 77954000525     PISSN: 10118934     EISSN: 15986357     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3346/jkms.2010.25.4.608     Document Type: Article

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