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The Single Knot Running Vesico-Urethral Anastomosis

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Robot-Assisted Radical Prostatectomy

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The vesico-urethral anastomosis (VUA) represents the conclusion of a complex operation as radical prostatectomy. Its correct performance is vital to assure optimal functional results after surgery and avoid complications. In 2000, in our center we introduced a single-knot running VUA, today more known as the van Velthoven technique. In this chapter we fully describe the original technique, all its modifications and applications to complicated clinical scenarios including salvage setting and post-BPH surgery.

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  1. Urology Department, University Clinics of Brussels, Hôpital Erasme, Université libre de Bruxelles, Brussels, Belgium

    Simone Albisinni

  2. Urology Department, University Clinics of Brussels, Institut Jules Bordet, Université libre de Bruxelles, Brussels, Belgium

    Romain Diamand

  3. Department of Urology, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois, Lausanne, Switzerland

    Massimo Valerio & Roland van Velthoven

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  1. Changzheng Hospital, Shanghai, China

    Shancheng Ren

  2. Institute of Urology, University College London, London, UK

    Senthil Nathan

  3. Urology Clinic, Medical, Surgical and Health Sciences Department, University of Trieste, Trieste, Italy

    Nicola Pavan

  4. The First affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, China

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  5. Urology, University College London Hospital NHS Trust, Hatfield, UK

    Ashwin Sridhar

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Albisinni, S., Diamand, R., Valerio, M., van Velthoven, R. (2022). The Single Knot Running Vesico-Urethral Anastomosis. In: Ren, S., Nathan, S., Pavan, N., Gu, D., Sridhar, A., Autorino, R. (eds) Robot-Assisted Radical Prostatectomy. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-05855-4_15

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