Fig. 1
From: Denonvilliers’ fascia acts as the fulcrum and hammock for continence after radical prostatectomy
Scenes of Mmi-RRP procedure with DFS technique and pathological section through paramedian of prostate, stained by HE. a DF (white dot line area) kept intact after prostate removal, also shown on schematic drawing (e). b Anterior layer of DF cut open at seminal vesicles triangle level. Dissection was kept between DF and PC towards apex of prostate. Black arrows exhibited the cut-line of DF’s anterior layer. c No DF structure in the backward direction of prostate. d The cut-line of DF on the pathological section (red dot line circle), fused with seminal vesicle fascia propria (black dot line circle). e, f Schematic drawing OF dissecting bladder and prostate junction (green dot line). B: bladder; HE: hematoxylin and eosin; IFT: inter fascial tissue; N: nerve; P: prostate; PB: pubic bone; PC: prostate capsule; R: rectum; SV: seminal vesicles; VD: vas deferens. Black arrow: DF; Black arrow head: PC; White arrow: seminal vesicle fascia propria