The nerve-illuminating agent rizedisben achieved sustained fluorescence during laparoscopic prostatectomy All nine patients receiving a dose of 3 mg/kg showed obturator nerve fluorescence, as well as ...

Autonomic nerve invasion may be simple method of identifying which patients with intermediate-risk T3a prostate cancer who have negative surgical margins after radical prostatectomy are at increased ...

This high-resolution microscopy image highlights one of the study’s surprising discoveries: a previously unknown cell type called perineural cancer-associated fibroblasts (pnCAFs). The image zeroes in ...

One of the challenges of prostate cancer surgery is removing the cancer-affected gland without side effects. The procedure is estimated to cause long-term sexual dysfunction in half of men. Now, new ...

The prostatic plexus is a relatively large bundle of nerves that arises from the inferior (lower) portion of the pelvic plexus, a bundle of nerves, located on either side of the rectum. It is located ...

Symptoms linked to urinary or sexual health often carry an element of embarrassment, making men less likely to discuss them ...

In recent years, preservation of these nerves has been made possible by robotic surgery technology that gives the surgeon the precision required to peel off and retain the outermost layers of the ...

A nerve-sparing technique (NeuroSAFE) reduced erectile dysfunction in men undergoing robot-assisted radical prostatectomy (RARP) for prostate cancer. A year after surgery, patients randomized to ...