Degree of preservation of the neurovascular bundles during radical prostatectomy and urinary continence 1 year after surgery.

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Many elderly or impotent men with prostate cancer may not receive a bundle-preserving radical prostatectomy as a result of uncertainty regarding the effect on urinary incontinence.

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Journal ID (iso-abbrev): Eur. Urol.

Title: European urology

ISSN (Electronic): 1873-7560

ISSN (Print): 0302-2838

Publication date (Electronic): Mar 2015

Volume: 67

Issue: 3

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[1 ] Division of Clinical Cancer Epidemiology, Department of Oncology, Institute of Clinical Sciences, Sahlgrenska Academy at the University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden; Department of Oncology and Pathology, Division of Clinical Cancer Epidemiology, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden. Electronic address: Gunnar.Steineck@gu.se.

[2 ] Department of Urology, Skåne University Hospital, Lund University, Lund, Sweden.

[3 ] Department of Urology, Institute of Clinical Sciences, Sahlgrenska Academy at the University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden.

[4 ] Department of Molecular Medicine and Surgery, Section of Urology, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden.

[5 ] Division of Clinical Cancer Epidemiology, Department of Oncology, Institute of Clinical Sciences, Sahlgrenska Academy at the University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden.

[6 ] Division of Clinical Cancer Epidemiology, Department of Oncology, Institute of Clinical Sciences, Sahlgrenska Academy at the University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden; Faculty of Nursing, University of Iceland, Reykjavik, Iceland.

[7 ] Department of Clinical Science, Intervention and Technology, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden.

[8 ] UroClinic, Stockholm, Sweden.

[9 ] Department of Surgery, Institute of Clinical Sciences, Sahlgrenska Academy at the University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden.

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Publisher Item ID: S0302-2838(14)01019-7

DOI: 10.1016/j.eururo.2014.10.011

PubMed ID: 25457018

SO-VID: da7d7f06-275f-48d6-96fa-16b875d19526

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Keywords: Anatomy,Nerve-sparing surgery,Neurovascular bundle,Prostate cancer,Radical prostatectomy,Surgical technique,Urinary continence

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Keywords: Anatomy, Nerve-sparing surgery, Neurovascular bundle, Prostate cancer, Radical prostatectomy, Surgical technique, Urinary continence

Degree of preservation of the neurovascular bundles during radical prostatectomy and urinary continence 1 year after surgery.

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