Creation of a watertight, secure vesicourethral anastomosis is important in preventing urinary leak after prostatectomy. If a leak occurs, it can have long-term sequelae, including sepsis ...

More information: Ernar Amanov et al. Transurethral Anastomosis After Transurethral Radical Prostatectomy: A Phantom Study on Intraluminal Suturing With Concentric Tube Robots, IEEE Transactions ...

Anastomosis between the bladder neck and the urethra ... Selection criteria for RALP are virtually the same as those for open radical prostatectomy. Large prostate size or morbid obesity can create ...

With prostatectomy, "we tend to err on the side ... including hospital admissions for urethrovesical anastomosis leak, postoperative hematuria, infected scrotal hematoma, and pelvic hematoma.

Radical prostatectomy (RP) is the standard surgical treatment for localized prostate cancer (PCa), with excellent oncologic outcomes; however, complications such as post-prostatectomy incontinence ...

LAS VEGAS -- Focused ultrasound ablation for prostate cancer proved at least equivalent to radical prostatectomy for failure-free survival, according to a randomized trial reported here.

At the time of a recurrence, biopsy of the anastomosis was not routinely ... If PSA was always detectable after radical prostatectomy, the time of recurrence was defined as time zero.

Dr. Khurshid Guru answers the question: 'Hospital Stay After Prostatectomy?' March 16, 2009 -- Question: How long will I be in the hospital following my radical laparoscopic, perineal, or ...

The quality of vesicourethral anastomosis (VUA) in laparoscopic radical prostatectomy (LRP) is associated with complications that could significantly affect quality of life. To compare different types ...

Dr. Guru answers the question: 'What Is A Radical Retropubic Prostectomy?' March 16, 2009 -- Question: What is a radical retropubic prostatectomy? Answer: A radical retropubic prostatectomy is one ...

In 2002, we reported the initial results of a trial comparing radical prostatectomy with watchful waiting in the management of early prostate cancer. After three more years of follow-up ...