Open AccessFeasibility and continence outcomes of extended prostatic urethral preservation during robot-assisted radical prostatectomy
Author(s) -
Luciano A. Núñez Bragayrac,
Ahmed A. Hussein,
Kristopher Attwood,
Elena Pop,
Gaybrielle James,
Jennifer Osei,
Christine Murekeysoni,
Eric Kauffman
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
prostate cancer and prostatic diseases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2
H-Index - 64
eISSN - 1476-5608
pISSN - 1365-7852
DOI - 10.1038/s41391-019-0173-y
Subject(s) - medicine , prostatectomy , urinary continence , urology , surgery , urethra , prostate cancer , cancer
The prostatic urethra is conventionally resected during robot-assisted radical prostatectomy (RARP). We describe the technical feasibility and urinary continence outcomes of extended prostatic urethral preservation (EPUP) during RARP.