Surgery Insight: optimizing open nerve-sparing radical prostatectomy techniques for improved outcomes
James A Eastham
Correspondence Division of Urology, Memorial Sloan–Kettering Cancer Center, Suite 527, 353 East 68th Street, New York, NY 10021, USA
Email easthamj@mskcc.org
Quality of life is an important factor that men with prostate cancer and their physicians consider when choosing an appropriate treatment option. Nerve-sparing radical prostatectomy offers the possibility of reducing postoperative complications relating to sexual, bladder and bowel dysfunction. This article reviews the techniques that can be used to improve outcomes in patients undergoing nerve-sparing surgery for prostate cancer.
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