1. Open versus Laparoscopic Radical Prostatectomy
G. Janetschek, F. Montorsi 
European Urology Supplements 
Volume 5, Issue 3, Pages (April 2006)
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2. Fig. 1
Running suture to pull together the superficial vein branches of the Santorini plexus.
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3. Fig. 2 Division of the Santorini plexus.
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4. Fig. 3
Anterior wall of the rectum is reflected inferiorly. The large rectal veins can be seen exiting the neurovascular bundles just proximal to the level of the prostatic apex, coursing posteriorly to drain the rectum. A capsular vessel and nerve of the prostate can be seen descending along the posterior aspect of the prostate in the midline.
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5. Fig. 4
Cage-like embedding of the seminal vesicles (SVs) by the pelvic plexus. The caudal aspects of the pelvic plexus (red asterisks) encase the seminal vesicles. After benign prostatic hyperplasia has developed, the cavernosal nerves (green asterisks) are completely dispersed along the lateral aspect of the enlarged prostate (P). B=urinary bladder; U=right ureter.
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6. Fig. 5
Seminal vesicle-sparing prostatectomy (B) versus non–seminal vesicle-sparing prostatectomy (A).
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7. Fig. 6
Urinary control after radical prostatectomy: comparison between the open and laparoscopic approach.
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8. Fig. 7
Comparable outcomes for retropubic and laparoscopic radical prostatectomy with respect to potency rates.
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