Surgical techniques to improve continence recovery after robot-assisted radical prostatectomy |
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| Authors: | Ahmet Urkmez Weranja Ranasinghe John W. Davis |
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| Affiliation: | Department of Urology, Division of Surgery, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA |
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| Abstract: | 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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| Keywords: | Continence recovery preserving reconstruction techniques robot-assisted radical prostatectomy (RARP) |
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