1. Nerve Sparing Radical Cystectomy
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Edward M. Schaeffer, Mark L. Gonzalgo, Mark P. Schoenberg, and Matthew E. Nielsen
- Subjects
medicine.medical_specialty ,Nerve sparing ,integumentary system ,business.industry ,medicine.medical_treatment ,Surgery ,Cystectomy ,Surgical anatomy ,Functional anatomy ,medicine ,Surgical treatment ,Sexual function ,business ,Autonomic plexus - Abstract
Radical cystectomy is the definitive surgical treatment for a high-risk and invasive bladder and is governed by the general principles of aggressive extirpation. In the modern era, understanding the functional anatomy of the pelvic autonomic plexus and cavernosal nerves has facilitated the development of techniques of radical cystectomy which spare sexual function without compromising on the primary goal of oncological control. This chapter describes the surgical anatomy and approaches and outcomes relevant to the nerve sparing radical cystectomy.
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- 2009
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