TY - JOUR
T1 - Hemostasis during nerve-sparing endoscopic extraperitoneal radical prostatectomy
AU - Stolzenburg, Jens Uwe
AU - Do, Minh
AU - Kallidonis, Panagiotis
AU - Nabi, Ghulam
AU - Hellawell, Giles
AU - Haefner, Tim
AU - Liatsikos, Evangelos N.
PY - 2010/4/28
Y1 - 2010/4/28
N2 - The incidence of bleeding during laparoscopic radical prostatectomy has been reported to range between 1% and 7.6%. Postoperative bleeding complications have been encountered in 0.7% of endoscopic extraperitoneal radical prostatectomy cases and require endoscopic or open re-intervention. Thus, bleeding complications represent a significant factor of intra- and postoperative morbidity. We review our experience with endoscopic extraperitoneal radical prostatectomy, and we propose methods to prevent and manage intraoperative bleeding complications. In addition, special technical considerations regarding the nerve-sparing procedures are presented.
AB - The incidence of bleeding during laparoscopic radical prostatectomy has been reported to range between 1% and 7.6%. Postoperative bleeding complications have been encountered in 0.7% of endoscopic extraperitoneal radical prostatectomy cases and require endoscopic or open re-intervention. Thus, bleeding complications represent a significant factor of intra- and postoperative morbidity. We review our experience with endoscopic extraperitoneal radical prostatectomy, and we propose methods to prevent and manage intraoperative bleeding complications. In addition, special technical considerations regarding the nerve-sparing procedures are presented.
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U2 - 10.1089/end.2009.0160
DO - 10.1089/end.2009.0160
M3 - Review article
C2 - 19619063
AN - SCOPUS:77951971792
SN - 0892-7790
VL - 24
SP - 505
EP - 508
JO - Journal of Endourology
JF - Journal of Endourology
IS - 4
ER -