Advances in Robotic-Assisted Radical Prostatectomy over Time

Table 4

Neurovascular bundle sparing.

Veil of Aphrodite	Menon et al. [41]	VIP with veil nerve sparing has comparable outcomes to traditional RALP.
	Menon et al. [45]	VIP had improved erectile function compared to RALP.
Athermal dissection	Tewari et al. [52]	Neural hammock sparing improves return to baseline erectile function without affecting other outcomes.
	Khan et al. [57]	Heat sink demonstrated in this porcine model suggests that the vascular pedicle should be protective of the NVB.
	Ahlering et al. [58]	Avoiding thermal injury leads to earlier return of sexual function.
	Chien et al. [59]	Antegrade athermal dissection may lead to earlier return of erectile function.
Tension-free	Kowalczyk et al. [53]	Avoidance of countertraction on the NVB leads to earlier return of erectile function.
	Mattei et al. [55]	This lateral approach to the NVB is tension-free and athermal.