Will Retzius-sparing Prostatectomy Be the Future of Prostate Cancer Surgery? Antonio Galfano, Silvia Secco, Aldo Massimo Bocciardi European Urology Volume 72, Issue 5, Pages 686-688 (November 2017) DOI: 10.1016/j.eururo.2017.06.023 Copyright © 2017 European Association of Urology Terms and Conditions
Fig. 1 Urinary continence recovery in 600 patients with >1 yr follow-up. (A) Overall, 84% of patients are continent (no pad/safety pad) 1 wk after surgery. (B) Stratifying for nerve-sparing status, more than 70% of non–nerve-sparing patients are continent 1 wk after surgery. NS=nerve sparing. European Urology 2017 72, 686-688DOI: (10.1016/j.eururo.2017.06.023) Copyright © 2017 European Association of Urology Terms and Conditions
Fig. 2 Challenging cases: (A) 300g prostate, (B) big median lobe, (C) RSP post-TURP, (D) RSP in kidney transplant recipient, (E) salvage prostatectomy (apex dissection), (F) bulky seminal vesicle sarcoma (CT scan on the left, beginning of the isolation on the right), and (G) prostatic sarcoma invading the rectum (MRI on the left, urinary anastomosis on the right; the sigma anastomosed to the anus is visible on the posterior part of the image). CT=computed tomography; MRI=magnetic resonance imaging; RSP=Retzius-sparing prostatectomy; TURP=transurethral resection of the prostate. European Urology 2017 72, 686-688DOI: (10.1016/j.eururo.2017.06.023) Copyright © 2017 European Association of Urology Terms and Conditions
Fig. 3 Erectile function recovery in patients younger than 65 yr. NS=nerve sparing. European Urology 2017 72, 686-688DOI: (10.1016/j.eururo.2017.06.023) Copyright © 2017 European Association of Urology Terms and Conditions