Rectus urethromyoplasty of radical prostatectomy anastomosis decreases postoperative incontinence and anastomotic stricture; technique and preliminary results

Journal of Urology

Volumn 157, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 371-375

  Chancellor, Michael B ^a,b   Strup, Stephen ^b   Rivas, David A ^b   Watanabe, Toyohiko ^b   Gomella, Leonard G ^b  

^a Division of Urologic Surgery   (United States)

^b THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bladder; Incontinence; Prostate; Prostate carcinoma; Urodynamic

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MICTURITION CYSTOURETHROGRAPHY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE CANCER; PROSTATECTOMY; RAT; RECTUS ABDOMINIS MUSCLE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; URETHROPLASTY; URINE INCONTINENCE;

ANASTOMOSIS, SURGICAL; ANIMALS; CONSTRICTION, PATHOLOGIC; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSTATECTOMY; PROSTATIC NEOPLASMS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RECTUS ABDOMINIS; URETHRA; URINARY BLADDER; URINARY INCONTINENCE;

EID: 0031060267     PISSN: 00225347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-5347(01)65380-1     Document Type: Article

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