The Effect of Ureteral Stent Placement Before Radical Prostatectomy on the Safety of Ureteral Dissection and the Surgeon's Comfort
JOURNAL OF UROLOGICAL SURGERY, vol.4, no.3, pp.117-121, 2017 (ESCI, TRDizin)
- Publication Type: Article / Article
- Volume: 4 Issue: 3
- Publication Date: 2017
- Doi Number: 10.4274/jus.1539
- Journal Name: JOURNAL OF UROLOGICAL SURGERY
- Journal Indexes: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
- Page Numbers: pp.117-121
- Open Archive Collection: AVESIS Open Access Collection
- Ankara Yıldırım Beyazıt University Affiliated: Yes
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.