Bladder Neck Sling Suspension During Robot-assisted Radical Prostatectomy to Improve Early Return of Urinary Continence: A Comparative Analysis

Objective To present our experience of a novel technique, bladder neck sling suspension technique, in patients undergoing robot-assisted radical prostatectomy (RARP) and evaluate its efficacy for improving early continence outcomes after RARP in comparison with that of the standard technique. Methods Fifty-seven consecutive patients underwent RARP between August 2011 and April 2012. We performed RARP with and without bladder neck sling suspension technique for 27 (sling group) and 30 (nonsling group) patients, respectively, and compared the urinary outcome between the groups. Both subjective and objective assessments of urinary incontinence were performed before and after RARP. Results The International Prostate Symptom Score ( P