Pierluigi Bove, MD, presented “Early Continence Recovery after Robotic Assisted Radical Prostatectomy: The Role of Prostatic Shape” during the 43rd Annual Ralph E. Hopkins Urology Seminar on January 31, 2024, in Jackson Hole, Wyoming.
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How to cite: Bove, Pierluigi. “Early Continence Recovery after Robotic Assisted Radical Prostatectomy: The Role of Prostatic Shape.” January 31, 2024. Accessed Nov 2024. https://grandroundsinurology.com/early-continence-recovery-after-robotic-assisted-radical-prostatectomy-the-role-of-prostatic-shape-2/
Early Continence Recovery after Robotic Assisted Radical Prostatectomy: The Role of Prostatic Shape – Summary
Pierluigi Bove, MD, explores the role of prostatic shape in continence preservation and recovery after robotic-assisted radical prostatectomy (RARP). Dr. Bove begins with a review of the key preoperative anatomical landmarks and how they inform surgical strategy.
Dr. Bove presents data supporting the relationship between preoperative Membranous Urethral Length (MUL,) bladder neck preservation, prostatic shape, and continence recovery post-RARP. He notes that preserving as much of the MUL and bladder neck as possible led to significantly higher rates of continence. Additionally, he notes that prostates with no membranous urethral overlap, or “apple-shaped” prostates, had the best urinary continence recovery.
Dr. Bove concludes by presenting video examples of RARP surgical strategies which preserve/ promote continence recovery. He presents common complications during RARP and examples of how his institution has compensated for them.
About The 43rd Annual Ralph E. Hopkins Urology Seminar:
The Ralph E. Hopkins Urology Seminar is a multi-day meeting focused on training urologists in the latest in assessing, diagnosing, and treating urologic conditions in the clinical setting. Updates are provided on urologic cancers, stone disease, urologic reconstruction, female urology, infertility, sexual function, emerging surgical techniques, and general urology. The 43rd iteration of the meeting took place from January 31st to February 2nd, 2024, in Jackson Hole, Wyoming.
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