title: 'Rotation cut technique' for avoiding damage to the external sphincter.
abstract: Resectional lesions of the external sphincter muscle are not only caused by inadequate identification but also by technical misadventure. This apparently overlooked hazard can probably be diminished by using rotating cuts in the apical region. In a personal series of 721 patients subsequently followed up, there was no case of permanent gravity incontinence.
mesh_terms: D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000517:prevention & control*; D011468:Prostatectomy / Q000379:methods*; D014521:Urethra; D001748:Urinary Bladder Neck Obstruction / Q000601:surgery; D014549:Urinary Incontinence / Q000517:prevention & control*