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19163281

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:dateCreated
2009-2-16
pubmed:abstractText
The cavernous nerves on the prostate surface are responsible for erectile function. Improved diagnostic techniques are necessary for identification of the nerves during prostate cancer surgery and preservation of sexual function after surgery. Electrical mapping of the nerves has been used as an intra-operative tool during prostate surgery, but it has proven inconsistent and unreliable. Non-contact optical stimulation of the cavernous nerves in the rat prostate has recently been demonstrated as a potential alternative to electrical nerve stimulation. The purpose of this study is to optimize the laser parameters to provide the maximum intracavernosal pressure response after optical nerve stimulation in the rat prostate. Optimal laser nerve stimulation parameters provided comparable response to electrical nerve stimulation. Optical nerve stimulation may represent a potential intra-operative diagnostic technique for use in laparoscopic and robotic nerve-sparing prostate cancer surgery.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
1557-170X
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
2008
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
2777-80
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2008
pubmed:articleTitle
Laser stimulation of the cavernous nerves in the rat prostate, in vivo: optimization of wavelength, pulse energy, and pulse repetition rate.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Physics and Optical Science at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, NC 28223, USA. nmfried@uncc.edu
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't, Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural