The Effect of Nerve Sparing Status On Sexual and Urinary Function: 3 −Year Results from the CEASAR Study

Nerve sparing (NS) contributes to recovery of sexual and urinary function after radical prostatectomy (RP) but may be ineffective in some patients or risk positive surgical margin. We evaluated sexual and urinary function outcomes in prostate cancer (PCa) patients treated with RP, according to degree of NS.

Source: The Journal of Urology - December 15, 2017 Category: Urology & Nephrology Authors: Svetlana Avulova, Zhiguo Zhao, Daniel Lee, Li-Ching Huang, Tatsuki Koyama, Karen E. Hoffman, Ralph M. Conwill, Xiao-Cheng Wu, Vivien Chen, Matthew R. Cooperberg, Michael Goodman, Sheldon Greenfield, Ann S. Hamilton, Mia Hashibe, Lisa E. Paddock, Antoinett Source Type: research