Study design

retrospective

Study time

2004.1-2015.12

Country

South Korea

Object

men underwent open retropubic, pure-laparoscopic, or robot-assisted RP for clinically localized or locally advanced PCa

Inclusion criteria

Among these patients, they excluded those who were incontinent or who had a possible neurogenic bladder before RP (n = 50 patients), had received neoadjuvant therapy (n = 19), had received pelvic irradiation before achieving recovery of UC (n = 80), had been followed for <12 months after surgery (n = 124), for whom had no information regarding time to achieve UC was available (n = 159), and had developed a neurogenic abnormality that influenced micturition function within 12 months after surgery (n = 4). In addition, given that only 42 (1.5%) patients had undergone pure-laparoscopic RP during the study period, they excluded these cases. 

Sample size

2301

Topic classification

Special populations，Atomic structure，Prediction，QoL，Uriry Incontinence

Keypoint

Unlike younger patients, only variables (age and MUL), possibly associated with the inherent function of the uriry sphincter, were predictors of recovery of UC in patients aged >70 years.

Year