Curative effect of pelvic floor muscle exercise on urinary incontinence after radical prostatectomy—Comparisons of different approaches at different time point

• Published in: Andrologia Vol. 54; no. 5; pp. e14373 - n/a
• Main Authors: Xiangyun, Lu, Zhen, Liang, Mengyao, Hu, Lin, Zhou, Xiaonan, Sun, Jingxiong, Wu, Chunhui, Liu, Wenwen, Chen, Weigang, Yan, Yancai, Liang
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Germany John Wiley & Sons, Inc 01.06.2022
• Subjects: Cancer surgery; Exercise Therapy; Humans; Laparoscopy; Male; Pelvic Floor - physiology; pelvic floor muscle exercise; Pelvis; Prostate cancer; Prostatectomy; Prostatectomy - adverse effects; radical prostatectomy; Robotics; Treatment Outcome; urinary continence; Urinary incontinence; Urinary Incontinence - etiology; Urinary Incontinence - therapy; Urological surgery; prostate cancer; urinary continence; radical prostatectomy; pelvic floor muscle exercise

Pelvic floor muscle exercise (PFME) is widely applied for urinary incontinence (UI) after radical prostatectomy (RP). This research aimed to explore the relationship between PFME and UI after RP. We searched databases for studies that met our requirements until 17/4/2021. The UI symptoms of the PFME...