Surgical techniques to improve continence recovery after robot-assisted radical prostatectomy

Radical prostatectomy directly affects urinary continence dynamics with incontinence being a major factor in patients’ quality of life, social and psychological status. In order to help maintain continence after robot-assisted radical prostatectomy (RARP), a number of surgical techniques have been d...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Urkmez, Ahmet, Ranasinghe, Weranja, Davis, John W.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: AME Publishing Company 2020
Materias:
Review Article on Surgery for Urologic Cancers
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7807332/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33457277
http://dx.doi.org/10.21037/tau.2020.03.36
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Sumario:Radical prostatectomy directly affects urinary continence dynamics with incontinence being a major factor in patients’ quality of life, social and psychological status. In order to help maintain continence after robot-assisted radical prostatectomy (RARP), a number of surgical techniques have been described. In the present narrative review, we summarize the surgical techniques that have been applied during RARP and their effects on incontinence rates and time to continence recovery.

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