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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| author | Chad Reichard Edmund S. Sabanegh J. Stephen Jones Khaled Fareed |
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| description | 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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| spelling | doaj-art-8103a3b118e549d3b3293a0f1ace29b72025-02-03T06:08:19ZengWileyCase Reports in Urology2090-696X2090-69782013-01-01201310.1155/2013/124715124715Spermaturia after Radical Prostatectomy: Is Surgical Preservation of Fertility Possible?Chad Reichard0Edmund S. Sabanegh1J. Stephen Jones2Khaled Fareed3Glickman Urological and Kidney Institute, Cleveland Clinic, 9500 Euclid Avenue, Q10-1, Cleveland, OH 44195, USAGlickman Urological and Kidney Institute, Cleveland Clinic, 9500 Euclid Avenue, Q10-1, Cleveland, OH 44195, USAGlickman Urological and Kidney Institute, Cleveland Clinic, 9500 Euclid Avenue, Q10-1, Cleveland, OH 44195, USAGlickman Urological and Kidney Institute, Cleveland Clinic, 9500 Euclid Avenue, Q10-1, Cleveland, OH 44195, USAEase 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.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/124715 |
| spellingShingle | Chad Reichard Edmund S. Sabanegh J. Stephen Jones Khaled Fareed Spermaturia after Radical Prostatectomy: Is Surgical Preservation of Fertility Possible? Case Reports in Urology |
| title | Spermaturia after Radical Prostatectomy: Is Surgical Preservation of Fertility Possible? |
| title_full | Spermaturia after Radical Prostatectomy: Is Surgical Preservation of Fertility Possible? |
| title_fullStr | Spermaturia after Radical Prostatectomy: Is Surgical Preservation of Fertility Possible? |
| title_full_unstemmed | Spermaturia after Radical Prostatectomy: Is Surgical Preservation of Fertility Possible? |
| title_short | Spermaturia after Radical Prostatectomy: Is Surgical Preservation of Fertility Possible? |
| title_sort | spermaturia after radical prostatectomy is surgical preservation of fertility possible |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/124715 |
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