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  • Post-prostatectomy patients can develop severe bladder neck stricture and sphincteric damage.
  • Recurrent strictures pose significant management challenges, especially after radiation therapy.

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  • To review and discuss recent therapeutic options for severe bladder neck stricture or anastomosis recurrence post-prostatectomy.
  • To highlight treatment challenges in patients with combined severe sphincteric damage.

Main Methods:

  • Review of recently published studies and case series.
  • Analysis of therapeutic strategies for recurrent bladder neck contracture.

Main Results:

  • Endoscopic techniques and urethral dilatation show success in managing recurrent strictures, even post-radiation.
  • Injectable agents are also considered for recurrent strictures.
  • Devastated bladder outlets with incontinence and obstruction require advanced solutions when conservative measures fail.

Conclusions:

  • Limited options exist for nonreconstructible devastated bladder outlets.
  • Definitive surgical solutions like bladder neck closure, continent vesicostomy, augmentation, or urinary diversion are last resorts.
  • Laparoscopic and robot-assisted approaches are emerging for complex reconstructions.