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Cavernous nerves

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Oakley, Susan H.; Mutema, George K.; Crisp, Catrina C.; Estanol, M. Victoria; Kleeman, Steven D.; Fellner, Angela N.; Pauls, Rachel N. (September 2013). "Innervation and histology of the clitoral-urethal complex: a cross-sectional cadaver study".
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prostatectomy was invented for surgeons to avoid injuring the nerves and causing erectile dysfunction complications. During surgery, a doctor may apply a small electrical stimulation to the nerve and measure the erectile function with a
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In the penis, there are both lesser cavernous nerves and a greater cavernous nerve.
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Uterovaginal plexus
Latin
Anatomical terms of neuroanatomy
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Prostatic plexus
Latin
Anatomical terms of neuroanatomy
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post-ganglionic
parasympathetic
penile erection
clitoral erection
inferior hypogastric plexus
pre-ganglionic
pelvic splanchnic nerves
prostatectomy
genital surgery
Nerve-sparing
penile plethysmograph
doi
10.1111/jsm.12230
ISSN
1743-6109
PMID
23809460

Gray's Anatomy, 1918 edition
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