Urologic Oncology: Seminars and Original Investigations
Volume 28, Issue 5 , Pages 487-491 , September 2010

Is residual neurovascular tissue on prostatectomy specimens associated with surgeon intent at nerve-sparing and postoperative quality of life measures?

  • Timothy J. Bradford, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Urology, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA
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  • Alon Z. Weizer, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Urology, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +1-734-936-8063; fax: +1-734-936-9127
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  • Scott M. Gilbert, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Urology, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA
    • ,
  • Rodney L. Dunn, M.S.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Urology, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA
    • Department of Biostatistics, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA
    • ,
  • Kirk Wojno, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Urology, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA
    • Department of Pathology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA
    • ,
  • Rajal Shah, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Urology, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA
    • Department of Pathology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA
    • ,
  • David P. Wood, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Urology, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA

Received 22 July 2008 ,Revised 30 September 2008 ,Accepted 30 September 2008.

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doi: 10.1016/j.urolonc.2008.09.042

Urologic Oncology: Seminars and Original Investigations
Volume 28, Issue 5 , Pages 487-491 , September 2010

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