Bladder neck plication stitch: A novel technique during robot-assisted radical prostatectomy to improve recovery of urinary continence

Journal of Endourology

Volumn 25, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 1873-1877

  Lee, David I ^a   Wedmid, Alexei ^a   Mendoza, Pierre ^a   Sharma, Saurabh ^a   Walicki, Mary ^a   Hastings, Rachel ^a   Monahan, Kelly ^a   Eun, Daniel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANASTOMOSIS; ARTICLE; BLADDER NECK PLICATION STITCH; BLADDER SURGERY; BODY MASS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE CANCER; PROSTATECTOMY; ROBOT ASSISTED RADICAL PROSTATECTOMY; SUTURE; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URINE INCONTINENCE; VESICOURETHRAL ANASTOMOSIS;

HUMANS; INTRAOPERATIVE CARE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREOPERATIVE CARE; PROSTATECTOMY; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; ROBOTICS; SUTURES; TIME FACTORS; URINARY BLADDER; URINARY INCONTINENCE;

EID: 82455210323     PISSN: 08927790     EISSN: 1557900X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/end.2011.0279     Document Type: Article

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