The pubovesical complex-sparing technique on laparoscopic radical prostatectomy.

Introduction: Preservation of urinary continence is a great challenge in Radical Prostatectomy. In order to improve functional results, Asimakopoulos et al. (2010) described a robot-assisted surgical technique with preservation of the pubovesical complex (PVC).

Multidetector computed tomography angiography of the renal arteries: normal anatomy and its variations.

Conventional angiography is still considered the gold standard for the study of the anatomy and of vascular diseases of the abdomen. However, the advent of multidetector computed tomography and techniques of digital image reconstruction has provided an alternative means of performing angiography, without the risks inherent to invasive angiographic examinations. Therefore, within the field of radiology, there is an ever-increasing demand for deeper knowledge of the anatomy of the regional vasculature and its variations.

Video-assisted left inguinal lymphadenectomy for penile cancer.

Background: Penile cancer is a rare disease, most commonly encountered in developing countries. It constitutes 0.4% of cancers in U.