Effect Of Long-Term Continence Outcomes in Men Undergoing Radical Prostatectomy

Synopsis                                                               A recent clinical study demonstrates that open retropubic radical prostatectomy causes primarily sphincteric urinary incontinence, it may be protective for subsequent benign prostatic hyperplasia mediated urinary incontinence. T his week's  'MED FACT'  discusses a clinical trial from The Journal of Urology, “ Long-Term Continence Outcomes in Men Undergoing Radical Prostatectomy: A Prospective 15-Year Longitudinal Study ”. 2018. Authors : Alex J.

Xu, Glen B. Taksler, Elton Llukani and Herbert Lepor Key Takeaways Open retropubic radical prostatectomy caused primarily sphincteric urinary incontinence, which may be protective for subsequent benign prostatic hyperplasia mediated urinary incontinence. Objective Study Type Participants To study the effect of long term continence outcomes in men undergoing radical…