TABLE 5.

Univariate analysis of risk factors for BNC after radical prostatectomy depending on urgical method

Values are presented as mean±standard deviation.

BNC, bladder neck contracture; ORP, open radical prostatectomy; LRP, laparoscopic radical prostatectomy; RARP, robot-assisted laparoscopic radical prostatectomy; PSA, prostate-specific antigen; TURP, transurethral resection of prostate; NVB, neurovascular bundle.

^a:p-value<0.05, racquet-handle repair and mucosal eversion were not performed for any LRP or RARP.