Systematic review and meta-analysis of studies reporting urinary continence recovery after robot-assisted radical prostatectomy

V Ficarra, G Novara, RC Rosen, W Artibani, PR Carroll… - European urology, 2012 - Elsevier
CONTEXT: Robot-assisted radical prostatectomy (RARP) was proposed to improve
functional outcomes in comparison with retropubic radical prostatectomy (RRP) or …

Posterior musculofascial reconstruction after radical prostatectomy: a systematic review of the literature

B Rocco, G Cozzi, MG Spinelli, RF Coelho, VR Patel… - European urology, 2012 - Elsevier
CONTEXT: In 2001, Rocco et al. described a surgical technique whose aim was the
reconstruction of the posterior musculofascial plate after radical prostatectomy (RP) to …

Anterior suspension combined with posterior reconstruction during robot‐assisted laparoscopic prostatectomy improves early return of urinary continence: a …

X Hurtes, M Rouprêt, C Vaessen, H Pereira… - BJU …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Study Type–Therapy (RCT) Level of Evidence 1b What's known on the subject? and What
does the study add? Urinary incontinence is one of the major drawbacks of radical …

All you need to know about urethrovesical anastomotic urinary leakage following radical prostatectomy

SI Tyritzis, I Katafigiotis, CA Constantinides - The Journal of urology, 2012 - Elsevier
PURPOSE: Radical prostatectomy is a challenging operation demanding a high level of
surgical expertise and experience. Urinary leakage at the urethrovesical anastomosis is one …

Factors affecting return of continence 3 months after robot-assisted radical prostatectomy: analysis from a large, prospective data by a single surgeon

YH Ko, RF Coelho, S Chauhan, A Sivaraman… - The Journal of …, 2012 - Elsevier
PURPOSE: In this study we identified preoperative or intraoperative factors responsible for
the early return of continence after robot-assisted radical prostatectomy using data from a …

Modified technique of robotic‐assisted simple prostatectomy: advantages of a vesico‐urethral anastomosis

RF Coelho, S Chauhan, A Sivaraman… - BJU …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Study Type–Therapy (case series) Level of Evidence 4 What's known on the subject? and
What does the study add? The technical demands of Laparoscopic Simple Prostatectomy …

Preliminary results of robot‐assisted laparoscopic radical prostatectomy (RALP) after fellowship training and experience in laparoscopic radical prostatectomy (LRP)

P Wolanski, C Chabert, L Jones, T Mullavey… - BJU …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
What's known on the subject? and What does the study add? The 'learning curve'of
surgeons transitioning from open radical prostatectomy (RP) to robot‐assisted laparoscopic …

Does the presence of median lobe affect outcomes of robot-assisted laparoscopic radical prostatectomy?

RF Coelho, S Chauhan, GB Guglielmetti… - Journal of …, 2012 - liebertpub.com
Purpose: To determine whether the presence of median lobe (ML) affects perioperative
outcomes, positive surgical margin (PSM) rates, and recovery of urinary continence after …

Posterior muscolofascial reconstruction incorporated into urethrovescical anastomosis during robot-assisted radical prostatectomy

V Ficarra, M Gan, M Borghesi, F Zattoni… - Journal of …, 2012 - liebertpub.com
The rationale of posterior musculofascial plate reconstruction during radical prostatectomy is
to shorten the time to reach urinary continence recovery and to reduce the risk of bleeding …

Bidirectional barbed suture for bladder neck reconstruction, posterior reconstruction and vesicourethral anastomosis during robot-assisted radical prostatectomy

R Valero, O Schatloff, S Chauhan, Y HwiiKo… - Actas Urológicas …, 2012 - Elsevier
Background The urethrovesical anastomosis is a particular challenging step of robot
assisted radical prostatectomy (RARP). Failure to achieve a watertight anastomosis is …