Table 3 Managing vesicourethral anastomotic strictures (VAS) following radical prostatectomy reported in the literature
From: High pressure balloon dilation for vesicourethral anastomotic strictures after radical prostatectomy
management | cases | Recurrence rate | Follow up (month) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Giannarini et al., [7] | Cold knife incision | 43 | 26.0 % | 12 |
Popken et al., [14] | Electricautery resection | 15 | 53.3 % | 12-72 |
Brodak et al., [12] | Bipolar resection | 22 | 9.0 % | 14-72 |
Lagerveld et al., [13] | Holmium YAG laser | 10 | 0 % | 3-29 |
Ramchandani et al., [6] | Conventional balloon dilation | 27 | 41.0 % | 1-84 |
Present study | High pressure balloon dilation | 10 | 20.0 % | 7-67 |