International Journal of General Medicine (May 2024)

One-Year Outcomes of Transurethral Treatment of Bladder Neck Stenosis Following Transurethral Resection of the Prostate. Results from a Large, Multicenter Series

  • Castellani D,
  • Stramucci S,
  • Enganti B,
  • Lane J,
  • Kumar S,
  • Tanidir Y,
  • Farré A,
  • Soebhali B,
  • Malkhasyan V,
  • Gadzhiev N,
  • Zawadzki MA,
  • Maheshwari PN,
  • Fong KY,
  • Pirola GM,
  • Naselli A,
  • Anand A,
  • Bhadranavar SK,
  • Somani BK,
  • Galosi AB,
  • Gauhar V

Journal volume & issue
Vol. Volume 17
pp. 1967 – 1974

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Daniele Castellani,1 Silvia Stramucci,1 Bhavatej Enganti,2 Jenni Lane,3 Santosh Kumar,4 Yiloren Tanidir,5 Alba Farré,6 Boyke Soebhali,7 Vigen Malkhasyan,8 Nariman Gadzhiev,9 Marek Adam Zawadzki,10 Pankaj Nandkishore Maheshwari,11 Khi Yung Fong,12 Giacomo Maria Pirola,13 Angelo Naselli,13 Apurva Anand,14 Shreyas K Bhadranavar,14 Bhaskar K Somani,3 Andrea Benedetto Galosi,1 Vineet Gauhar15 1Urology Unit, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria delle Marche, Università Politecnica delle Marche, Ancona, Italy; 2Department of Urology, Asian Institute of Nephrology and Urology, Hyderabad, India; 3Department of Urology, University Hospital Southampton NHS Trust, Southampton, UK; 4Department Urology, Christian Medical College, Vellore, India; 5Unit of Urology, Marmara University, Pendik Research and Education Hospital, Istanbul; 6Department of Urology, Fundació Puigvert, Autonomous University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain; 7Department of Urology, Abdul Wahab Sjahranie Hospital Medical Faculty, Mulawarman University, Samarinda, Indonesia; 8Department of Urology, Pavlov First Saint Petersburg State Medical University, Saint Petersburg, Russian Federation; 9Department of Urology, Saint-Petersburg State University Hospital, Saint-Petersburg, Russian Federation; 10Urology Unit, St. Anna Hospital, Piaseczno, Poland; 11Department of Urology, Fortis Hospital Mulund, Mumbai, India; 12Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore; 13Urology Unit, San Giuseppe Hospital, Multimedica Group, Milan, Italy; 14Urology Unit, Kulkarni Reconstructive Urology Center, Pune, India; 15Department of Urology, Ng Teng Fong Hospital, NUHS, Singapore, SingaporeCorrespondence: Daniele Castellani, Urology Unit, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria delle Marche, Università Politecnica delle Marche, Via Conca 71, 60126, Ancona, Italy, Tel +39715963571, Fax +39715963367, Email [email protected]: To assess management and outcomes of bladder neck stenosis (BNS) post-transurethral resection of the prostate (TURP) in 12 centers.Patients and Methods: A retrospective analysis of patients who underwent transurethral BN incision for stenosis following TURP from January 2015 and January 2023 was performed. Inclusion criteria included endoscopic diagnosis of BNS associated with obstruction and/or lower urinary tract symptoms. Data are presented as median and interquartile range. Two distinct univariable logistic regression analyses were performed to identify factors associated with overall urinary incontinence and recurrent stenosis.Results: Three hundred and seventy-two men were included. 95.2% of patients developed BNS following bipolar TURP. 21.0% of patients were on an indwelling catheter before BNS incision. Bipolar electrocautery was the most commonly employed energy for incision (66.5%). Collings knife was the most commonly employed (61.2%) instrument for incision, followed by end-firing holmium lasering (35.3%). Median operation time was 30 (25– 45) minutes. The overall complication rate was 12.4%, with 19 (5.1%) patients suffering from acute urinary retention, 6 (1.6%) patients requiring prolonged irrigation due to persistent hematuria, and a surgical hemostasis was necessary in 8 cases (2.2%). Overall postoperative incontinence rate was 17.2%, with urge incontinence accounting for the most common type (45.3%). Incontinence lasted more than 3 months in 9/46 (14.3%) patients. Recurrent BNS occurred in 29 (7.8%) patients and was managed by re-endoscopic incision in 21 (5.6%) patients and dilatation only in 6 (1.6%) patients. Two (0.5%) patients underwent urethroplasty for recalcitrant stenosis. Logistic regression analysis showed that Collings knife was associated with higher odds of having postoperative incontinence (OR 3.93 95% CI 1.45– 11.13, p=0.008) and BN recurrence (OR 3.589 95% CI 1.157– 15.7, p=0.047).Conclusion: Transurethral BN incision provides satisfactory short-term results with an acceptable rate of complications.Keywords: bladder neck stenosis, transurethral resection of the prostate, postoperative complications, urinary incontinence

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