Nikolaos Grivas1, Rosanne C van der Roest2, Clarize M de Korne3, Gijs H KleinJan2,3, Karolina Sikorska4, Ivo G Schoots5,6, Corinne Tillier2, Bram van der Broek7, Kees Jalink7, Stijn W T J P Heijmink5, Tessa Buckle3, Fijs W B van Leeuwen3, Henk G van der Poel2. 1. Department of Urology, The Netherlands Cancer Institute-Antoni van Leeuwenhoek Hospital, Plesmanlaan 121, 1066 CX, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. n.grivas@nki.nl. 2. Department of Urology, The Netherlands Cancer Institute-Antoni van Leeuwenhoek Hospital, Plesmanlaan 121, 1066 CX, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. 3. Department of Radiology, Interventional Molecular Imaging Laboratory, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands. 4. Department of Biometrics, The Netherlands Cancer Institute-Antoni van Leeuwenhoek Hospital, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. 5. Department of Radiology, The Netherlands Cancer Institute-Antoni van Leeuwenhoek Hospital, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. 6. Department of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, Erasmus MC University Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands. 7. Department of Cell Biology, The Netherlands Cancer Institute-Antoni van Leeuwenhoek Hospital, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
Abstract
PURPOSE: To determine the correlation of preoperative fascia thickness (FT) and intraoperative fascia preservation (FP) with erectile function (EF) after nerve-sparing robot-assisted radical prostatectomy (RARP). METHODS: Our analysis included 106 patients, with localized prostate cancer and no erectile dysfunction (ED) before RARP, assessed with preoperative 3 Tesla (3 T) multiparametric magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). FP score was defined as the extent of FP from the base to the apex of the prostate, quantitatively assessed by the surgeon. Median fascia thickness (MFT) per patient was defined as the sum of the median FT of 12 MRI regions. Preserved MFT (pMFT) was the sum of the saved MFT. The percentage of pFMT (ppMFT) was also calculated. Fascia surface (FS) was measured on MRI and it was combined with FP score resulting in preserved FS (pFS) and percentage of pFS (ppFS). RESULTS: FP score, pMFT, ppMFT, pFS and ppFS were significantly lower (p < 0.0001) in patients with ED. In the multivariate regression analysis, lower FP score [odds ratio (OR) 0.721, p = 0.03] and lower ppMFT (OR 0.001, p = 0.027) were independent predictors of ED. ROC analysis showed the highest area under the curve for ppMFT (0.787) and FP score (0.767) followed by pMFT (0.755) and ppFS (0.743). CONCLUSIONS: MRI-determined periprostatic FT combined with intraoperative FP score are correlated to postprostatectomy EF. Based on the hypothesis that a thicker fascia forms a protective layer for the nerves, we recommend assessing FT preoperatively to counsel men for the odds of preserving EF after RARP.
PURPOSE: To determine the correlation of preoperative fascia thickness (FT) and intraoperative fascia preservation (FP) with erectile function (EF) after nerve-sparing robot-assisted radical prostatectomy (RARP). METHODS: Our analysis included 106 patients, with localized prostate cancer and no erectile dysfunction (ED) before RARP, assessed with preoperative 3 Tesla (3 T) multiparametric magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). FP score was defined as the extent of FP from the base to the apex of the prostate, quantitatively assessed by the surgeon. Median fascia thickness (MFT) per patient was defined as the sum of the median FT of 12 MRI regions. Preserved MFT (pMFT) was the sum of the saved MFT. The percentage of pFMT (ppMFT) was also calculated. Fascia surface (FS) was measured on MRI and it was combined with FP score resulting in preserved FS (pFS) and percentage of pFS (ppFS). RESULTS: FP score, pMFT, ppMFT, pFS and ppFS were significantly lower (p < 0.0001) in patients with ED. In the multivariate regression analysis, lower FP score [odds ratio (OR) 0.721, p = 0.03] and lower ppMFT (OR 0.001, p = 0.027) were independent predictors of ED. ROC analysis showed the highest area under the curve for ppMFT (0.787) and FP score (0.767) followed by pMFT (0.755) and ppFS (0.743). CONCLUSIONS: MRI-determined periprostatic FT combined with intraoperative FP score are correlated to postprostatectomy EF. Based on the hypothesis that a thicker fascia forms a protective layer for the nerves, we recommend assessing FT preoperatively to counsel men for the odds of preserving EF after RARP.
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