TY - JOUR
T1 - Radical prostatectomy
T2 - A focus on urinary continence
AU - Castagna, Giulia
AU - Capogrosso, Paolo
AU - Ventimiglia, Eugenio
AU - Colicchia, Michele
AU - Boeri, Luca
AU - Mirone, Vincenzo
AU - Damiano, Rocco
AU - Montorsi, Francesco
AU - Salonia, Andrea
PY - 2014/12/1
Y1 - 2014/12/1
N2 - Radical prostatectomy is the most commonly recommended treatment for patients diagnosed with localized prostate cancer and a sufficiently long life expectancy. Radical prostatectomy has three major aims: cancer control, urinary continence and erectile function preservation. Some a priori patient characteristics, such as age, prostate volume and tumor extension, cannot be modified, with a potential negative impact on urinary continence recovery. However, physicians must make every effort to promote the best possible urinary continence recovery rates and quality by modifying and improving all editable elements, such as conservative surgical techniques (i.e. nerve-sparing techniques, urethral length preservation), pelvic floor exercises and drug therapies.
AB - Radical prostatectomy is the most commonly recommended treatment for patients diagnosed with localized prostate cancer and a sufficiently long life expectancy. Radical prostatectomy has three major aims: cancer control, urinary continence and erectile function preservation. Some a priori patient characteristics, such as age, prostate volume and tumor extension, cannot be modified, with a potential negative impact on urinary continence recovery. However, physicians must make every effort to promote the best possible urinary continence recovery rates and quality by modifying and improving all editable elements, such as conservative surgical techniques (i.e. nerve-sparing techniques, urethral length preservation), pelvic floor exercises and drug therapies.
KW - bladder neck preservation and reconstruction
KW - nerve sparing
KW - radical prostatectomy
KW - urethral length preservation
KW - urinary continence
KW - urinary incontinence
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U2 - 10.2217/cpr.14.64
DO - 10.2217/cpr.14.64
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84920075955
VL - 11
SP - 737
EP - 748
JO - Clinical Practice
JF - Clinical Practice
SN - 2044-9038
IS - 6
ER -