Preservation of the smooth muscular internal (vesical) sphincter and of the proximal urethra during retropubic radical prostatectomy: Description of the technique

International Journal of Urology

Volumn 19, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 783-785

  Brunocilla, Eugenio ^a   Pultrone, Cristian ^a   Pernetti, Remigio ^a   Schiavina, Riccardo ^a   Martorana, Giuseppe ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Bladder neck; Radical prostatectomy; Sphincter; Urethra; Urinary continence

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BLADDER NECK; BLADDER SPHINCTER; DETRUSOR MUSCLE; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE; RADICAL RETROPUBIC PROSTATECTOMY; SMOOTH MUSCLE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TISSUE PRESERVATION;

HUMANS; MALE; MUSCLE, SMOOTH; PROSTATECTOMY; URETHRA; URINARY INCONTINENCE;

EID: 84864325242     PISSN: 09198172     EISSN: 14422042     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1442-2042.2012.03028.x     Document Type: Article

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