Leakage of Urine into Prostatic Bed after surgery

[Tiredofit22]

I had robotic prostate surgery on 6-15 to remove my prostate.  I was kept in the hospital for five days because of excess fluid coming out of the drain tube.  The Dr. removed my catheter on 6-23.  Then on 6-24 I became really sick and ended up in the emergency room and after xrays and CT scan with contrast, they determined that I had a leak in the prostick urethra/base of the urinary bladder.  They told me that this leak would heal or close itself given time.  On 7-9 I had a cystogram and it showed the leak was still there and there was also still significant fluid in the pelvic area from the operation.  My question is are they correct that this urinary leak will heal itself and if so how long is it going to take.  I have another cystogram in two weeks to recheck it.  Is surgery to fix this problem not feasible rather than hoping it is going to eventually heal.

[purelife53]

Please let us know how you make out as I had a similar problem back in March. As I recall I eventually had severe pain with bowel movements and its color was green for a week. That all went away and things are ok now. good luck!

[Ash Tewari, MD, M.Ch.]

Thank you for your question. In my experience of the catheter and drain are removed in a majority of patients (read: 99%) within 1 week of surgery. Month long catheterization is not common. Generally, minor leaks will heal on their own.

Ash K. Tewari, MD
www.cornellroboticprostate.org

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