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The Radical Retropubic Prostatectomy
(or the nerve-sparing RRP)

Illustration 1 of 8
from Dr. Patrick Walsh's Guide to Surviving Prostate Cancer
by Patrick C. Walsh, M.D., and Janet Farrar Worthington


Figure 1 of the nerve-sparing radical retropubic prostatectomy RRP technicque of Dr. Patrick Walsh

FIG. 8.1 The Radical Retropubic Prostatectomy, Step by Step
You're looking at the prostate and surrounding terrain - the rectum and bladder, key nerves, veins, and the urethral sphincter, a tub-shaped structure that helps control urine. You can also see one of the two neurovascular bundles, the package of nerves critical for erection, which sit on either side of the prostate.

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