Abstract
Bladder neck management is one of the critical steps during the robotic-assisted radical prostatectomy (RARP). The proper identification of the anatomical landmarks guides the surgeon during the surgery to achieve an appropriate dissection and, therefore, contribute to perform a watertight anastomosis with the urethral stump. Here we report a detailed description of the desirable approaches to use could guide beginner surgeons approaching this surgical step.
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Artibani, W., Cacciamani, G.E., Crestani, A., Porreca, A. (2022). The Bladder Neck Management. 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_7
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