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1 How Can the Autonomic Nervous System Contribute to Urinary Continence Following Radical Prostatectomy? A “Boson-like” Conundrum  Declan G. Murphy, Anthony J. Costello  European Urology  Volume 63, Issue 3, Pages (March 2013) DOI: /j.eururo Copyright © 2012 European Association of Urology Terms and Conditions

2 Fig. 1 Axial section of sphincteric urethra: (a) anatomic; (b) schematic. Reproduced with permission from Elsevier from [5] and the Mayo Clinic. DVC=dorsal vascular complex; LAF=levator ani fascia; MDR=median dorsal raphe; NVB=neurovascular bundle; PB=pubic bone; PV/PPL=pubovesical/puboprostatic ligament; pp=puboperinealis muscle; PR=puborectalis muscle; R=rectum; RU=rectourethralis muscle; SS=striated sphincter (rhabdosphincter); C SMS=circular smooth muscle sphincter (lissosphincter); L SMS=longitudinal smooth muscle sphincter (lissosphincter); U=urethra; VEF=visceral endopelvic fascia. European Urology  , DOI: ( /j.eururo ) Copyright © 2012 European Association of Urology Terms and Conditions


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