Spermaturia after Radical Prostatectomy: Is Surgical Preservation of Fertility Possible?

Ease of sperm retrieval has not been previously described as a goal for patients undergoing radical prostatectomy for prostate cancer; however preservation of fertility is a known concern for some younger prostate cancer patients. We present the first known case of a patient with postejaculatory spe...

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Autores principales: Reichard, Chad, Sabanegh, Edmund S., Jones, J. Stephen, Fareed, Khaled
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2013
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3638671/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23653879
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/124715
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Sumario:Ease of sperm retrieval has not been previously described as a goal for patients undergoing radical prostatectomy for prostate cancer; however preservation of fertility is a known concern for some younger prostate cancer patients. We present the first known case of a patient with postejaculatory spermaturia following robotic assisted radical prostatectomy. We hypothesize that this is due to fistula formation between the vas deferens and the urinary tract.

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