Correlation between extended pelvic lymph node dissection and urinary incontinence at early phase after robot-assisted radical prostatectomy.
Ken LeeMasaki ShiotaDai TakamatsuMiho UshijimaLeandro BlasAyami OkabeShunichi KajiokaShunsuke GotoFumio KinoshitaTakashi MatsumotoKeisuke MonjiEiji KashiwagiJunichi InokuchiYoshinao OdaMasatoshi EtoPublished in: International journal of urology : official journal of the Japanese Urological Association (2022)
Detection of synaptophysin and TH-immunopositive nerves suggested denervation of sympathetic and peripheral nerves caused by ePLND might be associated with a higher UI rate and poor urinary symptoms at an early stage after RARP.