New model of urethral catheter in treatment of patients after radical prostatectomy: efficiency and possibilities of implementation into clinical practice

Vesicourethral anastomosis (VUA) stricture applies to late postoperative complications of radical prostatectomy significantly reduces the quality of life of patients. Factors significantly affecting the rate of stricture formation VUA are not well understood, exactly how is not fully understood the mechanism of its development. Common approach to the treatment of these patients does not exist. The most common and less traumatic treatment methods include bougienage, internal optical urethrotomy and transurethral resection VUA. Given the high rate of relapse after such endoscopic surgery by many authors to optimize surgical care to patients with VUA stricture it has been proposed, however the prevention of its development measures still exists. Developed at the Urology Department of A.I. Evdokimov Moscow State University of Medicine and Dentistry new model of urinary catheter can take place in certain methods of prevention and treatment of strictures VUA.