Spider silk erectile nerve reconstruction in robot-assisted radical prostatectomy: a first-in-men feasibility analysis.

Journal: World journal of urology
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Abstract

PURPOSE: To investigate the safety and feasibility of spider silk interposition for erectile nerve reconstruction in patients undergoing robotic radical prostatectomy (RARP).

Authors

  • Nina N Harke
    Department of Urology and Urologic Oncology, Hannover Medical School, Carl-Neuberg-Strasse 1, 30625, Hannover, Germany. harke.nina@mh-hannover.de.
  • Sarah Strauss
    Department of Plastic, Aesthetic, Hand and Reconstructive Surgery, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany.
  • Inga Peters
    Department of Urology and Urologic Oncology, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany.
  • Olga Katzendorn
    Department of Urology and Urologic Oncology, Hannover Medical School, Carl-Neuberg-Strasse 1, 30625, Hannover, Germany.
  • Hossein Tezval
    Department of Urology and Urologic Oncology, Hannover Medical School, Carl-Neuberg-Strasse 1, 30625, Hannover, Germany.
  • Markus A Kuczyk
    Klink für Urologie und Urologische Onkologie der Medizinischen Hochschule Hannover, Carl-Neuberg-Str. 1, 30625, Hannover, Deutschland.
  • Peter M Vogt
    Department of Plastic, Aesthetic, Hand and Reconstructive Surgery, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany.