Influence of Nerve-Sparing (NS) Procedure during Radical Prostatectomy (RP) on Margin Status and Biochemical Failure

NS RP is an oncologically safe procedure provided that appropriate preoperative selection of patients by means of a validated nomogram is performed. Moreover, evaluation of positive margins in patients undergoing NS and non-NS RP revealed no evidence that adequacy of tumor excision is compromised by NS procedure.