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PROSTATE INTERNATIONAL
卷 9, 期 3, 页码 119-124出版社
ELSEVIER INC
DOI: 10.1016/j.prnil.2020.07.005
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Erectile dysfunction; Nerve tissue; Prostatic neoplasms; Prostatectomy
This study investigated the relationship between the width of spared neurovascular bundle (NVB) during robot-assisted laparoscopic prostatectomy and postoperative sexual outcomes. The width of spared NVB was found to be a significant predictor for postoperative 6-month erectile hardness score >= 2. Measurement of the width of NVB during surgery could be an easy intraoperative method for assessing the quality of NVB sparing.
Purpose: To investigate the relationship between the width of spared neurovascular bundle (NVB) measured during robot-assisted laparoscopic prostatectomy and postoperative sexual outcomes. Methods: Patients with localized prostate cancer with erectile hardness score >= 2 (N = 105) who underwent NVB-sparing robot-assisted laparoscopic prostatectomy were included. Patients were divided into three groups [first (Q1) vs. second and third (Q2-3) vs. fourth (Q4) quartile] according to width of spared NVB measured with a flexible ruler after prostate removal. Preoperative and postoperative sexual function was evaluated according to erectile hardness score and Expanded Prostate Cancer Index Composite questionnaires. Results: The proportion of patients with postoperative erectile hardness score >= 2 at postoperative 6 months was as follows: 38.9% (Q1), 48.6% (Q2-3), and 83.3% (Q4) (P = 0.016). The preoperative/postoperative 6-month sexual function score was 40.7/16.9 (Q1), 48.1/19.0 (Q2-3), and 51.2/28.1 (Q4). Postoperative sexual function was significantly associated with preoperative sexual function in Q4 (P = 0.006) and Q2-3 (P = 0.030) but not in Ql. On multivariate analysis, the width of spared NVB was a significant predictor for postoperative 6-month erectile hardness score >= 2. Limitation includes selection bias and short follow-up duration. Conclusions: Not only the performance but also the degree and quality of NVB sparing thought to be important for postoperative sexual function. Measurement of the width of NVB during surgery could be an easy intraoperative method for assessing the quality of NVB sparing. (C) 2021 Asian Pacific Prostate Society. Publishing services by Elsevier B.V.
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