2013
Comprehensive Analysis of Sexual Function Outcome in Prostate Cancer Patients After Robot-Assisted Radical Prostatectomy
Woo S, Kang D, Ha Y, Salmasi A, Kim J, Lee D, Kim W, Kim I. Comprehensive Analysis of Sexual Function Outcome in Prostate Cancer Patients After Robot-Assisted Radical Prostatectomy. Journal Of Endourology 2013, 28: 172-177. PMID: 23987521, DOI: 10.1089/end.2013.0304.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRobot-assisted radical prostatectomyPotency ratesNeurovascular bundleRadical prostatectomyPotency recoveryBilateral preservationYounger ageOverall potencyPhosphodiesterase type 5 inhibitorsBaseline erectile functionPreoperative potency statusSexual Health InventoryDatabase of patientsType 5 inhibitorsFunction 12 monthsProstate cancer patientsRecovery of potencySexual function outcomesPDE-5 inhibitorsOverall potency rateMultivariate regression analysisPotency statusPreoperative potencyErectile functionIndependent predictors
2009
Functional and Oncologic Outcomes Comparing Interfascial and Intrafascial Nerve Sparing in Robot-Assisted Laparoscopic Radical Prostatectomies
Potdevin L, Ercolani M, Jeong J, Kim I. Functional and Oncologic Outcomes Comparing Interfascial and Intrafascial Nerve Sparing in Robot-Assisted Laparoscopic Radical Prostatectomies. Journal Of Endourology 2009, 23: 1479-1484. PMID: 19694530, DOI: 10.1089/end.2009.0369.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRobot-assisted laparoscopic radical prostatectomyNerve sparingLaparoscopic radical prostatectomyInterfascial groupRadical prostatectomyAir groupPotency ratesBilateral nerve sparing procedureNerve sparing procedurePositive surgical marginsPT2 diseasePerioperative characteristicsContinence ratesPostoperative outcomesPT3 diseaseSparing proceduresComplication rateSurgical marginsImproved outcomesInterfascial techniqueRobotic approachPatientsProstatectomySparingStudy period