Identification and validation of risk factors for vesicourethral leaks following radical retropubic prostatectomy

International Journal of Urology

Volumn 12, Issue 11, 2005, Pages 948-952

  Gnanapragasam, Vincent J ^a,b   Baker, Paul ^a   Naisby, Geoffrey P ^a   Chadwick, David ^a  

^a JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cystogram; Radical retropubic prostatectomy; Risk factors; Vesicourethral leak

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANASTOMOSIS LEAKAGE; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYSTOGRAPHY; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PEROPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADICAL RETROPUBIC PROSTATECTOMY; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; URINARY TRACT INFECTION; VALIDATION STUDY;

ANASTOMOSIS, SURGICAL; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PROSTATECTOMY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; URETHRA; URINARY BLADDER; URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS;

EID: 30944463576     PISSN: 09198172     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1442-2042.2005.01166.x     Document Type: Review

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