Preservation of the smooth muscular internal (vesical) sphincter and of the proximal urethra during retropubic radical prostatectomy: A technical modification to improve the early recovery of continence

Preservation of the smooth muscular internal (vesical) sphincter and of the proximal urethra during retropubic radical prostatectomy: A technical modification to improve the early recovery of continence

Objective: We describe our technique for preservation of the smooth muscular internal (vesical) sphincter and proximal urethra during radical retropubic prostatectomy (RRP) and present our preliminary clinical results. Materials and methods: The first steps of the prostatectomy reflect the standard...

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Main Authors: Eugenio Brunocilla, Riccardo Schiavina, Marco Borghesi, Cristian Pultrone, Matteo Cevenini, Valerio Vagnoni, Giuseppe Martorana
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PAGEPress Publications 2014-06-01
Series:Archivio Italiano di Urologia e Andrologia
Subjects:
Radical prostatectomy
Urinary continence
Internal sphincter
Proximal urethra
Surgical margins
Online Access:http://www.pagepressjournals.org/index.php/aiua/article/view/4550

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