An analysis of the causes of bladder neck contracture after open and robot-assisted laparoscopic radical prostatectomy

BJU International

Volumn 103, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 957-963

  Webb, David R ^a,c   Sethi, Kapil ^b   Gee, Kiera ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^c Freemasons Medical Centre   (Australia)

Author keywords

Bladder neck contracture; Da Vinci; Open radical prostatectomy; Racquet handle repair; Robot assisted laparoscopic RP; Stomatization

Indexed keywords

SUTURE MATERIAL;

ADULT; AGED; ANASTOMOSIS; ARTICLE; BLADDER INJURY; BLADDER RECONSTRUCTION; BLEEDING; CANCER STAGING; CANCER SURGERY; CATHETER REMOVAL; CONTRACTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE CANCER; PROSTATECTOMY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; ROBOTICS; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TRANSURETHRAL RESECTION; URINARY TRACT INFECTION; URINE INCONTINENCE;

AGED; ANASTOMOSIS, SURGICAL; CONTRACTURE; HUMANS; LAPAROSCOPY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSTATECTOMY; PROSTATIC NEOPLASMS; ROBOTICS; SUTURES; URINARY BLADDER NECK OBSTRUCTION;

EID: 62149130965     PISSN: 14644096     EISSN: 1464410X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1464-410X.2008.08278.x     Document Type: Article

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