@article{TAU32849,
author = {Vidit Sharma and R. Jeffrey Karnes and Boyd R. Viers},
title = {Treatment outcomes of bladder neck contractures from surgical clip erosion: a matched cohort comparison},
journal = {Translational Andrology and Urology},
volume = {9},
number = {1},
year = {2019},
keywords = {},
abstract = {Vesicourethral anastomotic stenosis (VUS) from surgical clip erosion after radical prostatectomy (RP) is a rare scenario with potentially significant quality of life implications. The literature is limited to case series, and the impact of clip erosion on VUS prognosis is not known. Years 2001 to 2012 of our institutional RP registry were queried for patients with symptomatic VUS without prior strictures or radiotherapy. Patients with clip-associated VUS (caVUS) were identified and compared to a 1:3 matched cohort (based on age, Gleason score, and year of surgery) of non-caVUS patients using descriptive statistics and time to event analyses. At a median follow-up of 54 months after RP, 243 men with symptomatic VUS were identified of which 21 (8.6%) were caVUS. Robotic RPs had a higher rate of caVUS (0.5%) vs. open RPs (0.06%), P},
issn = {2223-4691}, url = {https://tau.amegroups.org/article/view/32849}
}