Our study introduces a urethra-preserving prostatectomy concept that maintains the entire intraprostatic urethra, thereby avoiding both urethral transection and vesicourethral anastomosis. We embed the technique in a transparent IDEAL-based framework with predefined intra-operative decision rules, including prespecified conversion to standard robot-assisted radical prostatectomy. This positions the technique as a distinct step beyond existing bladder neck- or urethra-sparing modifications, and provides the first prospective multicentre data supporting its feasibility in selected patients.
