Urinary function following laparoscopic lymphadenectomy for male rectal cancer.

OBJECTIVES: Urinary function can be protected following open lateral node dissection (LND) with pelvic autonomic nerve preservation (PANP) for advanced rectal cancer. However data regarding urinary function after laparoscopic LND with PANP have not been reported. The goal of this study was to determ...

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Main Authors: Li-ye Liu, Wei-hui Liu, Yong-kuan Cao, Lin Zhang, Pei-hong Wang, Li-jun Tang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3827062?pdf=render