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The fundamental anatomical insights necessary for the robotic prostatectomist relate to the knowledge of several key structures in pelvic anatomy. These are, anatomy and fascial compartments of the neurovascular bundle, the striated muscle sphincter and the course of the pudendal nerve. In this chapter, we highlight the importance of dissection at the prostatic apex where it is most likely that inadvertent damage to autonomic nerves for erectile function, and injury to the nerves for control of continence of the striated external sphincter can occur.
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Costello, A.J., Costello, D.M. (2022). Surgical Anatomy of the Prostate. In: Ren, S., Nathan, S., Pavan, N., Gu, D., Sridhar, A., Autorino, R. (eds) Robot-Assisted Radical Prostatectomy. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-05855-4_2
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