Group name
s-DVC group
Groups definition
standard (s-DVC group)
Groups remarks
Standard ligation of DVC: after opening the endopelvic fascia and lateral dissection of prostate up to the apex,a eight-figure 1−0 CT-1 stitch was given,without including pubo-prostatic ligaments; transection of the DVC was postponed at the end of prostatectomy before the section of the urethra