Urethral catheter removal 3 days after radical retropubic prostatectomy is feasible and desirable

Prostate Cancer and Prostatic Diseases

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 291-295

  Albani, J M ^a   Zippe, C D ^a  

^a LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Catheterization; Continence; Prostatectomy; Quality of life

Indexed keywords

DOCETAXEL; PROSTATE SPECIFIC ANTIGEN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLADDER CATHETERIZATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEASIBILITY STUDY; HUMAN; INTRAOPERATIVE PERIOD; MALE; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; MICTURITION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE CANCER; PROSTATECTOMY; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SUTURING METHOD; TIME; URETHRA SURGERY; URINE CATHETER; URINE INCONTINENCE;

ADENOCARCINOMA; AGED; ANASTOMOSIS, SURGICAL; DIAPERS, ADULT; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PROSTATECTOMY; PROSTATIC NEOPLASMS; QUESTIONNAIRES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; URINARY CATHETERIZATION; URINARY INCONTINENCE;

EID: 0036970110     PISSN: 13657852     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.pcan.4500601     Document Type: Article

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