[Can a precise vesiculectomy be performed during radical prostatectomy?].
OBJECTIVE
To define the anatomical landmarks allowing precise vesiculectomy to be performed during radical prostatectomy for cancer.


METHODS
12 non-formalin-preserved anatomical subjects were dissected as during retropubic and perineal prostatectomy, with and without coloured latex vascular injection.


RESULTS
Three anatomical landmarks were defined: 1) Denonvilliers' fascia; 2) vas deferens; 3) arteries supplying the seminal vesicles.


CONCLUSIONS
These three anatomical landmarks ensure: complete resection, preservation of adjacent anatomical structures and elective haemostasis.
Vordos
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Institut d'Anatomie, UFR biomédicale, Université Paris V, Clinique Urologique, Hôpital Bichat, Paris, France.
Delmas
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V
Hermieu
J F
JF
Ravery
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V
Lassau
J P
JP
Boccon-Gibod
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L
D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002102:Cadaver; D006801:Humans; D007432:Intraoperative Period; D008297:Male; D011468:Prostatectomy; D012669:Seminal Vesicles / Q000601:surgery*