Prolonged urinary leakage from the urethrovesical anastomotic site after radical retropubic prostatectomy is a relatively uncommon complication. After the failure of other conservative measures we successfully overcame this problem using a Foley catheter needle vented suction technique.
Section of Laparoscopic and Minimally Invasive Surgery, Glickman Urological Institute, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, Ohio 44195, USA. amoinz@yahoo.com
