title: Anatomical variation of the superficial preprostatic veins with respect to radical retropubic prostatectomy.
abstract: The anatomical variations of the veins within the retropubic adipose tissue anterior to the prostate in 160 patients undergoing radical retropubic prostatectomy are described. A single midline vein was present in approximately 60% of the cases. In another 20% there was bifurcation of the single midline vein with the majority having a right or left pelvic sidewall branch. Various anomalous distributions were present in 10% of the cases and the superficial veins were completely absent in the remaining 10%.
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota 55905.
authors.forename: R P
authors.initials: RP
authors.lastname: Myers
mesh_terms: D000273:Adipose Tissue / Q000098:blood supply*; D005205:Fascia / Q000098:blood supply; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010388:Pelvis / Q000098:blood supply; D011467:Prostate / Q000098:blood supply*; D011468:Prostatectomy; D014680:Veins / Q000033:anatomy & histology