UP-040-c06 Functional & continence intraoperative
Posterior urethral and vesicourethral reconstruction

Ureteric injury

Abdominal dissection close to the trigone or reconfigured bladder neck places the distal ureters at risk.

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01 Variation coverage

Which versions of the operation this applies to

Abdominoperineal reconstructionRobotic or open vesicourethral reconstruction

The parent hub contains 3 recorded variations.

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02 Evidence

Sources

European Association of Urology EAU Guidelines on Urethral Strictures

Dilatation, DVIU, anastomotic, graft, flap, staged and perineal procedures.

Accessed 2026-08-03 · opens source European Association of Urology EAU Guidelines on Urological Trauma

Renal, ureteric, bladder, urethral and genital trauma and reconstruction.

Accessed 2026-08-03 · opens source
03 Same procedure

Other Posterior reconstruction complication modules

multiple Rectal injury or fistula intraoperative Bleeding from pelvic or corporal structures late Recurrent stenosis late New or worsened urinary incontinence late Erectile or ejaculatory dysfunction
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