Study design

prospective

Study time

2001.1-2012.12

Country

United States

Inclusion criteria

prior urethral stricture, prior transurethral resection of prostate, prior pelvic radiation, metastatic disease at the time of RP, and lack of research consent. Patients with neobladder neck urethral astomotic strictures were also excluded

Robots remarks

RARP

Sample size

84

Topic classification

Complications，Comparison of surgical techniques

Keypoint

Clip erosion is responsible for 8.6% of Vesicourethral astomotic stenosis (VUS) after RP, takes longer to present than non-caVUS, and was seen more commonly after a robotic RP. VUS recurrence rates are similar for caVUS and non-caVUS.

Year