Randomized comparison between laparoscopic and robot-assisted nerve-sparing radical prostatectomy

Journal of Sexual Medicine

Volumn 8, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 1503-1512

  Asimakopoulos, Anastasios D ^a   Pereira Fraga, Clovis T ^b   Annino, Filippo ^c   Pasqualetti, Patrizio ^d   Calado, Adriano A ^e   Mugnier, Camille ^f  

^a TOR VERGATA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b Instituto de Medicina Integral Prof Fernando Figueira   (Brazil)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MODENA AND REGGIO EMILIA   (Italy)

^d Fatebenefratelli Association for Research   (Italy)

^e FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PERNAMBUCO   (Brazil)

^f CLINIQUE SAINT AUGUSTIN   (France)

Author keywords

Erectile Function Outcome of Prostate Cancer Surgery; Laparoscopic Prostatectomy; Potency; Prostate Cancer; Prostatectomy; Robot Assisted Prostatectomy

Indexed keywords

PHOSPHODIESTERASE V INHIBITOR; TADALAFIL;

AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER LOCALIZATION; CLINICAL EVALUATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTINENCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; FACIAL NERVE SURGERY; GOLD STANDARD; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; INTERNATIONAL INDEX OF ERECTILE FUNCTION; LAPAROSCOPY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBIDITY; OPERATION DURATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE HEMORRHAGE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PROSTATE CANCER; PROSTATECTOMY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); ROBOTICS; SAMPLE SIZE; SEXUAL INTERCOURSE; SURGEON;

EID: 79955144545     PISSN: 17436095     EISSN: 17436109     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1743-6109.2011.02215.x     Document Type: Article

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