Lateral versus anterior approach for bladder neck dissection during robot-assisted radical prostatectomy: a pair-matched analysis to evaluate urinary continence and surgical margins

Abstract

The preservation of the bladder neck during robot-assisted radical prostatectomy (RARP) could improve urinary continence recovery and limit the risk of positive surgical margins (PSMs). We refined our lateral approach to the bladder neck technique and compared its outcomes with those of the standard anterior approach.