Minimizing complications during retropubic radical prostatectomy - is ureteral stenting necessary?

European Journal of Medical Research

MJ Bader¹  CG Stief¹  D Zaak¹  O Reich¹  D Tilki¹  P von Walter¹  M Seitz¹  C Gratzke¹  B Schlenker¹ 

[1] Department of Urology, University Hospital Grosshadern, Ludwig-Maximilians-University Munich, Germany

关键词: ureter;    intraoperative complication;    retropubic radical prostatectomy;    prostate cancer;   

Others  :  1093280
DOI  :  10.1186/2047-783X-15-3-121

 received in 2009-11-02, accepted in 2009-11-30,  发布年份 2010

【 摘 要 】

Objectives and aims

To avoid damage to the ureters during bladder neck preparation in radical prostatectomy for prostate cancer, it may be helpful to insert ureteral stents temporarily or to intravenously administer indigo carmine dye for enhanced visualisation of ureteric orifices. We evaluated our bladder neck preserving technique at radical prostatectomy with regard to ureteric injuries.

Patients and methods

We analysed 369 consecutive radical prostatectomies operated in our clinic in a bladder neck preserving technique. The following parameters were assessed in this retrospective study: number of prophylactic ureteric stent insertions, application of indigo carmine dye, observed injuries of the ureters by the surgeon, postoperative increase of serum creatinine and postoperative status of kidney ultrasound.

Results

In 7/369 prostatectomies (1.90%) a ureteric stent insertion was performed, indigo carmine was not applied to any patient at all, yet no intraoperative injury of a ureter was observed by a surgeon. No revision was necessary due to a ureteral injury within the observation period of one year after surgery. In 17 patients with preoperative normal creatinine value a pathological value was observed on the first postoperative day (mean 1.4 mg/dl). In these patients no consecutive postrenal acute renal failure was observed, no hydronephrosis was monitored by ultrasound and no further intervention was necessary.

Conclusions

Bladder neck preserving operation technique does not implicate the need of prophylactic ureteric stent insertions and has no higher incidence of ureteric injuries.

【 授权许可】

   
2010 I. Holzapfel Publishers

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