Editorial Comment

This study offers unique observations on the anatomical dimensions of the prostate and the prostatic, periprostatic, pudendal and penile vasculature using MRI before surgical reconstruction in males with bladder exstrophy compared to normal controls. Awareness of the vascular anatomy in this region is intuitively paramount as any damage to these structures during surgery can cause significant morbidity, eg penile loss during radical soft tissue mobilization.1 Unfortunately the authors did not attempt to correlate the findings on preoperative MRI with the intraoperative findings, treatment choices, modifications of the anatomy postoperatively or outcome of the repair.
Source: The Journal of Urology - Category: Urology & Nephrology Authors: Tags: Pediatric Urology Source Type: research