A single-center retrospective comparative analysis of urinary continence in robotic prostatectomy with a combination of umbilical ligament preservation and Hood technique.

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

OBJECTIVES: Data available on the effect of the recently developed Hood technique and its modified iterations in robot-assisted radical prostatectomy on postoperative urinary continence are insufficient. We evaluated the time to achieve urinary continence with the modified Hood technique compared with the standard or umbilical ligament preservation robot-assisted radical prostatectomy.

Authors

  • Hiroaki Shimmura
    Department of Urology, Jyoban Hospital of Tokiwa Foundation, Iwaki 972-8322, Japan.
  • Taro Banno
    Department of Urology, Jyoban Hospital of Tokiwa Foundation, Iwaki 972-8322, Japan.
  • Kazutaka Nakamura
    Department of Urology, Jyoban Hospital of Tokiwa Foundation, Iwaki 972-8322, Japan.
  • Anju Murayama
    School of Medicine, Tohoku University, Sendai 980-8575, Japan.
  • Haruki Shigeta
    School of Medicine, Tohoku University, Sendai 980-8575, Japan.
  • Toyoaki Sawano
    Department of Surgery, Jyoban Hospital of Tokiwa Foundation, Iwaki 972-8322, Japan.
  • Yukiko Kouchi
    Department of Urology, Jyoban Hospital of Tokiwa Foundation, Iwaki 972-8322, Japan.
  • Akihiko Ozaki
    MNES Inc, Hiroshima.
  • Fumito Yamabe
    Department of Urology, Faculty of Medicine, Toho University, Tokyo, 143-8540, Japan. koolmilds4569@hotmail.co.jp.
  • Junpei Iizuka
    Department of Urology, Tokyo Women's Medical University, Shinjuku-ku, Japan.
  • Toshio Takagi
    Department of Urology, Tokyo Women's Medical University, Tokyo, Japan.