Prediction of recovery time of urinary incontinence following robot-assisted laparoscopic prostatectomy.

Journal: International journal of urology : official journal of the Japanese Urological Association
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Abstract

OBJECTIVES: Postoperative urinary incontinence recovery following robot-assisted laparoscopic prostatectomy is an important outcome. We investigated whether factors that affect urinary incontinence can predict the duration of postoperative incontinence recovery.

Authors

  • Kosuke Kitamura
    Department of Urology, Juntendo University Nerima Hospital, Tokyo, Japan.
  • Toshiyuki China
    Department of Urology, Graduate School of Medicine, Juntendo University, Tokyo, Japan.
  • Masayoshi Nagata
    Department of Urology, Graduate School of Medicine, Juntendo University, Tokyo, Japan.
  • Shuji Isotani
    Department of Urology, Graduate School of Medicine, Juntendo University, Tokyo, Japan.
  • Satoru Muto
    Graduate School of Medicine, Department of Urology, Juntendo University, Tokyo, Japan.
  • Yoshiro Sakamoto
    Department of Urology, Juntendo University Nerima Hospital, Tokyo, Japan.
  • Shigeo Horie
    Department of Urology, Juntendo University Graduate School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.