REPAIR OF OBLITERATIVE VESICOURETHRAL STRICTURE AFTER RADICAL PROSTATECTOMY - A TECHNIQUE FOR PRESERVATION OF CONTINENCE

We present the open surgical repair of complete obstruction of the bla dder neck unresponsive to endoscopic management. By combining abdomina l and perineal dissection, partial pubectomy, and omental wrapping, re peat anastomosis is possible without the need for bladder tubularizati on. Two patients have been repaired successfully. Although both men pr esented with indwelling suprapubic tubes and a defect of greater than 1.5 cm, they are now voiding normally at 18 and 7 months postoperative ly without the need for pads, medication, or instrumentation. Complete obliteration of the bladder neck after radical prostatectomy can be f unctionally reconstructed. Postoperative continence will depend on the function of the membranous urethra. If incontinence occurs, this can be managed in a reconstructed open urethra.