Effects of nerve-sparing procedures on surgical margins after robot-assisted radical prostatectomy.

Journal: Journal of the Chinese Medical Association : JCMA
Published Date: Sep 9, 2022

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Nerve-sparing (NS) techniques could potentially increase positive surgical margins after robot-assisted radical prostatectomy (RARP). Nevertheless, the available studies have revealed ambiguous results among distinct groups. This study purposed to clarify the details of NS techniques to accurately estimate their influence on margin status.

Authors

  • Ching-Wei Yang
    Department of Urology, Cheng-Hsin General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan, ROC.
  • Hsiao-Hsien Wang
    Department of Urology, Cheng-Hsin General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan, ROC.
  • Mohamed Fayez Hassouna
    Wellcome EPSRC Centre for Interventional and Surgical Sciences (WEISS), University College London, London, United Kingdom.
  • Manish Chand
    Division of Surgery & Interventional Science, University College London, London, UK; Gastrointestinal Services, University College London Hospital, London, UK.
  • William J Huang
    Shu-Tien Urological Research Center, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Taipei, Taiwan, ROC.
  • Hsiao-Jen Chung
    Shu-Tien Urological Research Center, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Taipei, Taiwan, ROC.

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