Significance of the Intraoperative Methylene Blue Test for Postoperative Evaluation of the Vesicourethral Anastomosis

Table 1

Relation between patient characteristics and intraoperative methylene blue test.

	IMBT: no leakage	IMBT: leakage	𝑃 value
CUG-POD 5
No extravasation	83.1%	16.9%	<0.001 *
Extravasation	37.5%	62.5%
Prostate volume
≤25 mL	68%	32%	𝟎.𝟎𝟏^∗
>45 mL	43%	57%
PSA-value
≤10	67.9%	32.1%	0.81
>10	72%	28%
Gleason score
<7	67.9%	32.1%	0.96
≥7	72%	28%
Incontinence at 3 months
no	72.9%	27.1%	0.17
yes	58.8%	41.2%
Incontinence at 6 months
no	70.8%	29.2%	0.19
yes	57.5%	17.5%
Incontinence at 12 months
no	70.3%	29.7%	0.11
yes	53.1%	46.9%