Investigating the mechanism underlying urinary continence recovery after radical prostatectomy: effectiveness of a longer urethral stump to prevent urinary incontinence

• Published in: BJU international Vol. 122; no. 3; pp. 456 - 462
• Main Authors: Kadono, Yoshifumi, Nohara, Takahiro, Kawaguchi, Shohei, Naito, Renato, Urata, Satoko, Nakashima, Kazufumi, Iijima, Masashi, Shigehara, Kazuyoshi, Izumi, Kouji, Gabata, Toshifumi, Mizokami, Atsushi
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Wiley Subscription Services, Inc 01.09.2018
• Subjects: anatomical mechanism; Cancer surgery; Incontinence; Magnetic resonance imaging; membranous urethra; Migration; NMR; Nuclear magnetic resonance; Pressure; Prostate cancer; Prostatectomy; radical prostatectomy; Sphincter; Urethra; Urinary incontinence; Urological surgery; anatomical mechanism; Incontinence; membranous urethra; radical prostatectomy; urinary incontinence

Objective To assess the chronological changes in urinary incontinence and urethral function before and after radical prostatectomy (RP), and to compare the findings of pelvic magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) before and after RP to evaluate the anatomical changes. Patients and Methods In total, 185 p...