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  • Title: Repair of obliterative vesicourethral stricture after radical prostatectomy: a technique for preservation of continence.
    Author: Schlossberg S, Jordan G, Schellhammer P.
    Journal: Urology; 1995 Mar; 45(3):510-3. PubMed ID: 7879341.
    Abstract:
    We present the open surgical repair of complete obstruction of the bladder neck unresponsive to endoscopic management. By combining abdominal and perineal dissection, partial pubectomy, and omental wrapping, repeat anastomosis is possible without the need for bladder tubularization. Two patients have been repaired successfully. Although both men presented with indwelling suprapubic tubes and a defect of greater than 1.5 cm, they are now voiding normally at 18 and 7 months post-operatively without the need for pads, medication, or instrumentation. Complete obliteration of the bladder neck after radical prostatectomy can be functionally reconstructed. Postoperative continence will depend on the function of the membranous urethra. If incontinence occurs, this can be managed in a reconstructed open urethra.
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