The Effect of Ureteral Stent Placement Before Radical Prostatectomy on the Safety of Ureteral Dissection and the Surgeon's Comfort

Akdemir, Fatih; Okulu, EMRAH; KAYIGİL, ÖNDER

doi:10.4274/jus.1539

The Effect of Ureteral Stent Placement Before Radical Prostatectomy on the Safety of Ureteral Dissection and the Surgeon's Comfort

Akdemir F., Okulu E. , KAYIGİL Ö.

JOURNAL OF UROLOGICAL SURGERY, vol.4, no.3, pp.117-121, 2017 (Journal Indexed in ESCI)

Publication Type: Article / Article
Volume: 4 Issue: 3
Publication Date: 2017
Doi Number: 10.4274/jus.1539
Title of Journal : JOURNAL OF UROLOGICAL SURGERY
Page Numbers: pp.117-121

Abstract

Objective: This study investigated the role of preoperative ureteral stent placement in reducing the risk of ureteral injury, an intraoperative complication of radical retropubic prostatectomy (RRP), and its contribution to the surgeon's comfort.