Athermal versus ultrasonic nerve-sparing laparoscopic radical prostatectomy: a comparison of functional and oncological outcomes.

Vincenzo PagliaruloStefano AlbaMaria Filomena GalloneMarcello ZingarelliAlfonso LorussoPaolo MinafraGiuseppe Maria LudovicoSavino Di StasiPasquale Ditonno

Published in: World journal of urology (2020)

The use of an ultrasonic device compared to athermal dissection during NSLRP does not affect long-term potency, nor continence and early biochemical recurrence.

Keyphrases

radical prostatectomy
robot assisted
prostate cancer
minimally invasive
free survival
peripheral nerve
type diabetes
skeletal muscle
rectal cancer
urinary incontinence
laparoscopic surgery