Functional outcomes and oncological efficacy of Vattikuti Institute prostatectomy with Veil of Aphrodite nerve‐sparing: an analysis of 154 consecutive patients

To report updated results, at 1 year of follow‐up, of a modified nerve‐sparing robotic radical prostatectomy that preserves the lateral prostatic fascia (Veil of Aphrodite).

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