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TRANSLATIONAL ANDROLOGY AND UROLOGY
Volume 9, Issue 1, Pages 121-131Publisher
AME PUBL CO
DOI: 10.21037/tau.2019.08.22
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Bladder neck contracture (BNC); posterior urethral stenosis; prostatectomy; robotic posterior urethroplasty; urethral stricture
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Outlet procedures for benign prostatic hypertrophy, prostate cancer therapy, and trauma can result in stenosis of the posterior urethra, a complex reconstructive problem that often fails conservative endoscopic management, necessitating more aggressive and definitive reconstructive solutions. This is typically done with an open technique which may require a combined abdominoperineal approach, pubectomy, and/or flap interposition. Implementation of a robot-assisted platform affords several potential advantages including smaller incisions, magnified field of vision, near-infrared fluorescence (NIRF) imaging to characterize tissue integrity, enhanced dexterity within the deep and narrow confines of the male pelvis, sparing of the perineal planes, and shorter convalescence. Herein, we describe important surgical considerations for robotic posterior urethral reconstruction.
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