Retzius sparing surgery

Posted by mc1979 @mc1979, May 27 9:31pm

Have been reading about surgeons who are doing Retzius sparing techniques. Is this done by most RP surgeons or is it just a few? It is supposed to improve recovery of urinary continence. Anyone go through it?

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brianjarvis | @brianjarvis | May 28 7:44am

Incontinence is a common side-effect from surgery; retzius-sparing surgery minimizes that risk. Here are a couple of recent papers about this:
> https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36443438/
> https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35221232/

mn281 | @mn281 | May 28 8:02am

I had a retzius-sparing procedure known as the Hood Technique done at the Mayo in Rochester. Here is a link:
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33067016/

My incontinence was minimal post catheter removal (1 to 2 ml leakage when taking a long walk for example) and I was completely pad free by six weeks. I'm not sure how widely it is utilized, but I would recommend choosing a surgeon who performs this procedure.