SUPRAPUBIC VERSUS PERINEAL PROSTATECTOMY

Suprapubic Prostatectomy

Conservative Perineal Prostatectomy.1

THE time seems to be ripe for a study of results, and it is my intention today to give a summary of the results obtained by prostatectomy through the perineal route by the technique previously described by me. (Journal of the Ameri-In these papers the technique of the operation has been so fully detailed that I will not now make a repetition of its

Robotic Assisted Laparoscopic Prostatectomy Performed after Previous Suprapubic Prostatectomy

Operative management of prostate cancer in a patient who has undergone previous open suprapubic simple prostatectomy poses a unique surgical challenge. Herein, we describe a case of intermediate risk prostate cancer in a man who had undergone simple prostatectomy ten years prior to presentation. The patient was found to have Gleason 7 prostate cancer on MRI fusion biopsy of the prostate for ele...

The use of suprapubic cystoscopy in perineal urethroplasty.

OBJECTIVE Posterior urethral strictures are difficult cases to treat for urologists. Anastomotic open urethroplasty is the major surgical treatment option, and various modifications/manipulations to the procedure have been recommended in the literature. We aimed to assess the advantages of performing antegrade endoscopy through the suprapubic cystostomy tract during perineal urethroplasty. MA...

Influence of perineal prostatectomy on anal continence

OBJECTIVE Perineal prostatectomy has been proposed as a less invasive and safe procedure, but the risk of anal incontinence has been studied. This study aimed to evaluate the effects of perineal access on anal continence mechanisms after perineal prostatectomy. METHODS From August 2008 to May 2009, twenty three patients underwent perineal prostatectomy. These patients were evaluated before su...