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- Title
Clinical Anatomy of the Superficial Preprostatic Vein and Accessory Pudendal Artery in Robot-Assisted Radical Prostatectomy.
- Authors
Ozawa, Yu; Aoki, Keisuke; Koike, Shin; Yamada, Masumi; Odagaki, Yu; Sakamoto, Hideo; Yoshioka, Kunihiko
- Abstract
Purpose: We herein describe the superficial preprostatic vein (SPV) anatomy and determine its relationship with the accessory pudendal artery (APA). Materials and Methods: We reviewed 500 patients with localized prostate cancer who underwent conventional robot-assisted radical prostatectomy between April 2019 and March 2023 at our institution. SPV was defined as "any vein coming from the space between the puboprostatic ligaments and running within the retropubic adipose tissue anterior to the prostate toward the vesical venous plexus or pelvic side wall." While APA was defined as "any artery located in the periprostatic region running parallel to the dorsal vascular complex and extending caudal toward the anterior perineum." The intraoperative anatomy of each SPV and APA was described. Results: SPVs had a prevalence rate of 88%. They were preserved in 252 men (58%) and classified as I-, reversed-Y (rY)-, Y-, or H-shaped (64%, 22%, 12%, and 2%, respectively) based on their intraoperative appearance. Overall, 214 APAs were found in 142 of the 252 men with preserved SPV (56%; 165 lateral and 50 apical APAs in 111 and 41 men, respectively). SPVs were pulsatile in 39% men perhaps due to an accompanying tiny artery functioning as a median APA. Pulsations seemed to be initially absent in most SPVs but become apparent late during surgery possibly due to increased arterial and venous blood flow after prostate removal. Pulsations were common in men with ≥1 APA. Conclusions: This study, which described the anatomical variations in arteries and veins around the prostrate and their preservation techniques, revealed that preserving this vasculature may help preserve postprostatectomy erection. ClinicalTrials: The Clinical Research Registration Number is 230523D.
- Subjects
RETROPUBIC prostatectomy; RADICAL prostatectomy; SURGICAL robots; ANATOMY; VEINS; PROSTATE cancer patients
- Publication
Journal of Endourology, 2024, Vol 38, Issue 6, p564
- ISSN
0892-7790
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1089/end.2023.0724