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Published in final edited form as: CA Cancer J Clin. 2008 May 23;58(4):196–213. doi: 10.3322/CA.2008.0002

TABLE 2.

Sexual Potency Rates in Contemporary Laparoscopic Radical Prostatectomy and Retropubic Prostatectomy Series

Approach	Patients (n)	Follow Up (Months)	Mean Patient Age (Years)	Potency (%)	Definition	Nerve Sparing	Reference
LRP	5,824	12	64	53	N/A	Bilateral	Rassweiler J, Stolzenburg J, Sulser T, et al⁷⁶
LRP	200	12	62	71	Erections	N/A	Eden CG, King D, Kooiman GG, et al⁷²
LRP	177	12	N/A	76	Intercourse	Bilateral	Su LM, Link RE, Bhayani SB, et al⁸⁰
LRP	26	12	63	65	N/A	Bilateral	Roumeguere T, Bollens R, Vanden Bossche M, et al⁸
RRP	33	12	64	55	N/A	Bilateral	Roumeguere T, Bollens R, Vanden Bossche M, et al⁸
LRP	143	12	64	88	Erections	Bilateral	Katz R, Salomon L, Hoznek A, et al⁷⁴
RRP	64	18	57	86	Intercourse	Bilateral	Walsh PC⁶¹
RRP	1,291	18	63	44	Intercourse	Bilateral	Stanford JL, Feng Z, Hamilton AS, et al⁷⁸

Abbreviations: LRP, laparoscopic radical prostatectomy; RRP, radical retropubic prostatectomy; N/A, not available.