What the urologist needs to know before radical prostatectomy: MRI effective support to pre-surgery planning.
Ludovica LaschenaEmanuele MessinaRocco Simone FlammiaAntonella BorrelliSimone NovelliDaniela MessineoCostantino LeonardoAlessandro SciarraAntonio CiardiCarlo CatalanoValeria PanebiancoPublished in: La Radiologia medica (2024)
Anatomical principals structures involved in RP side effects can be assessed with MR. A standardized MR report detailing these structures could assist urologists in planning optimal and tailored surgical techniques, reducing complications, and improving patients' care.
Keyphrases
- radical prostatectomy
- prostate cancer
- contrast enhanced
- end stage renal disease
- ejection fraction
- high resolution
- healthcare
- chronic kidney disease
- minimally invasive
- magnetic resonance
- magnetic resonance imaging
- prognostic factors
- computed tomography
- risk factors
- smoking cessation
- pain management
- patient reported outcomes
- chronic pain
- surgical site infection
- percutaneous coronary intervention
- health insurance