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Ultrasound (US) guidance has been established as intraoperative image guidance to offset the disadvantage of the attenuated tactile feedback in minimally invasive surgery. The authors hypothesized that real-time “intraoperative” transrec-tal ultrasound (TRUS) guidance could increase the precision of nerve-sparing laparoscopic radical prostatectomy (LRP). Our clinical experience of TRUS-guided LRP provided initial proof of concept regarding the feasibility of real-time US navigation during radical prostatectomy to enhance intraop-erative surgical performance in regard to both oncological and functional outcomes.
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Ukimura, O., Gill, I.S. (2009). IntraOperative Real-Time Transrectal Ultrasound Monitoring During Energy-Free Nerve-Sparing Laparoscopic Radical Prostatectomy. In: Ukimura, O., Gill, I.S. (eds) Contemporary Interventional Ultrasonography in Urology. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-84800-217-3_5
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