Endoscopic management of urethrovesical anastomotic obliteration following radical retropubic prostatectomy

R A Appel; B S Lebenson

doi:10.1016/s0022-5347(17)38902-4

Endoscopic management of urethrovesical anastomotic obliteration following radical retropubic prostatectomy

J Urol. 1989 Sep;142(3):818-20. doi: 10.1016/s0022-5347(17)38902-4.

Authors

R A Appel¹, B S Lebenson

Affiliation

¹ Department of Urology, Naval Hospital, Charleston, South Carolina 29408.

PMID: 2769868
DOI: 10.1016/s0022-5347(17)38902-4

Abstract

Urethrovesical anastomotic obliterative strictures are uncommonly reported sequelae of radical retropubic prostatectomy. We report a method to re-establish endoscopically continuity between the bladder and urethra after this complication.

MeSH terms

Aged
Contracture / etiology*
Contracture / surgery
Endoscopy / methods*
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Prostatectomy / adverse effects*
Prostatectomy / methods
Reoperation
Urethral Stricture / etiology*
Urethral Stricture / surgery
Urinary Bladder Diseases / etiology*
Urinary Bladder Diseases / surgery