1. Volume 3, Issue 2, Pages 77-85 (June 2005)
Indication, Technique and Outcome of Retropubic Nerve-Sparing Radical Prostatectomy 
Markus Graefen, Uwe H.G. Michl, Hans Heinzer, Martin G. Friedrich, Christian Eichelberg, Alexander Haese, Hartwig Huland 
EAU Update Series 
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2. Fig. 1
Kaplan-Meier analyses of recurrence-free survival stratified to operative technique (nsRP vs. non-nsRP) and pathologic stage (n=1755).
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3. Fig. 2
Number of radical prostatectomies (RRP), number of organ-confined cancers (pT2), and number of nerve-sparing procedures (NE) performed at the University Hospital Hamburg–Eppendorf between 1/1992 and 12/2004.
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4. Picture 1
Open retropubic prostatectomy can be performed by 2 surgeons. We recommend the use of a self retaining retractor, loops, and head-light to guaranty optimal exposure of the prostate.
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5. Picture 2
The dorsal vein complex runs between 2 membranes. The upper membrane is the continuation of the endopelvic fascia, whereas the lower membrane is the fascia of the striated external sphincter.
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6. Picture 3
Distribution of nerve fibers at the dorso-lateral aspect of the prostate. This anatomical study underlines the importance of the incision of the parapelvic fascia high up on the dorsal area in order to preserve a maximum of nerve fibers.
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7. Picture 4
(a–c) A small incision of the parapelvic fascia covering the prostate (a) it will be undermined using a small overholt (b). The fascia will then be clipped and divided (c) throughout the whole lateral aspect of the prostate.
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8. Picture 5
(a and b) If extra-capsular extension is suspected a slice from the lateral surface of the prostate should be taken after the prostate is removed (a) and the area of the prostate capsule that was adjacent to the neuro-vascular bundle should be inked. In addition, the area from which the slice was taken should be inked in a different color for later differentiation of true surgical margin and margin of intraoperative frozen section (b).
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