A step towards stereotactic navigation during pelvic surgery: 3D nerve topography
Open Access
- 12 February 2018
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Springer Nature in Surgical Endoscopy
- Vol. 32 (8) , 3582-3591
Abstract
Long-term morbidity after multimodal treatment for rectal cancer is suggested to be mainly made up by nerve-injury-related dysfunctions. Stereotactic navigation for rectal surgery was shown to be feasible and will be facilitated by highlighting structures at risk of iatrogenic damage. The aim of this study was to investigate the ability to make a 3D map of the pelvic nerves with magnetic resonance imaging (MRI).Keywords
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