METHODS FOR IDENTIFICATION OF THE ELEMENTS OF THE PROSTATE NEUROVASCULAR BUNDLE (A REVIEW OF LITERATURE)

With regard to a considerable number of erective dysfunction after radical prostatectomy and a rise in the number of patients concerned with postoperative potency preservation, the identification of neurovascular bundles (NVB) remains an urgent problem. Different NVB imaging procedures exist today; however, there is now no method that is optimal and able to prevent cavernous nerve injury with high probability and reduce the number of complications. The advantages and disadvantages of these procedures should be determined by the long-term functional results of their use, which were assessed in randomized studies.