Curtain dissection of the lateral prostatic fascia and potency after laparoscopic radical prostatectomy: a veil of mystery

BJU International
Charles C ChabertChristopher G Eden

Abstract

To assess the effect on potency recovery of incorporating a high incision of the lateral prostatic fascia (LPF) or curtain dissection (CD) into our technique of laparoscopic nerve-sparing radical prostatectomy (LNSRP). In all, 137 bilateral neurovascular bundle (NVB) preserving LNSRPs were performed, incorporating curtain dissection (CD) of the LPF. Potency was assessed at 1, 3, 6 and 12 months using validated questionnaires and compared with a control group (CG) of standard NVB preservation. There were no conversions to open surgery in either group. The median operative duration in the CD group and the CG was 178 min and 174 min (P = 0.04), blood loss was 300 mL and 200 mL (P = 0.01), and the positive margin rate was 16.1% and 24.1% (P = 0.04), respectively. At a mean follow-up of 5.8 months in the CD group and 28.2 months in the CG, potency rates were 21.1% and 8.8% at 1 month (P = 0.01), and 68.4% and 67.2% at 12 months (P = 1.00), respectively. The potency rate was significantly higher in the CD group at 1 month than in the CG, thereafter the rates were similar between the groups. We think that the merit of this technique is in improved visualization of the basal prostatic contour during antegrade NVB dissection, rather tha...Continue Reading

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