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- Title
Sphincter preservation techniques during radical prostatectomies: Lessons learned.
- Authors
Spinos, Theodoros; Kyriazis, Iason; Tsaturyan, Arman; Stolzenburg, Jens-Uwe; Liatsikos, Evangelos; Al-Aown, Abdulrahman; Kallidonis, Panagiotis
- Abstract
Prolonged urinary incontinence represents one of the most severe complications after a radical prostatectomy procedure, significantly affecting patients' quality of life. In an attempt to ameliorate postprostatectomy continence rates, several sphincter preservation techniques have been reported. The purpose of this article is to report several different sphincter preservation techniques and identify the ones which affect postoperative outcomes the most. For our narrative review, PubMed was searched using the keywords "sphincter," "continence," "preservation," "techniques," and "prostatectomy." Other potentially eligible studies were identified using the reference lists of included studies. Sphincter preservation techniques can be summarized into bladder neck preservation, minimizing injury to the external urethral sphincter, and preserving the maximal length of the external sphincter and of the membranous urethra. Three anatomical structures must be recognized and protected in an attempt to maintain the sphincter complex: the bladder neck, the external urethral sphincter and the musculature of the membranous urethra. While there is strong evidence supporting the importance of bladder neck preservation, the role of maximal preservation of the external sphincter and of the intraprostatic part of the membranous urethra in improving continence rates has not yet been reported in a statistically significant manner by high-quality studies.
- Subjects
RADICAL prostatectomy; SPHINCTERS; RETROPUBIC prostatectomy; ARTIFICIAL sphincters; URINARY incontinence; KEYWORD searching; URETHRA
- Publication
Urology Annals, 2023, Vol 15, Issue 4, p353
- ISSN
0974-7796
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.4103/ua.ua_126_22