The impact of open radical retropubic prostatectomy on continence and lower urinary tract symptoms: A prospective assessment using validated self-administered outcome instruments

Journal of Urology

Volumn 171, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 1216-1219

  Lepor, Herbert ^a   Kaci, Ledia ^a  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Prostatectomy; Prostatic neoplasms; Quality of life; Urinary incontinence; Urinary tract

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AMERICAN UROLOGICAL ASSOCIATION SYMPTOM INDEX; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; CLINICAL TRIAL; DISEASE SEVERITY; GLEASON SCORE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; LOWER URINARY TRACT SYMPTOM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE CANCER; PROSTATECTOMY; RADICAL RETROPUBIC PROSTATECTOMY; SCORING SYSTEM; SELF EVALUATION; SYMPTOM; UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA LOS ANGELES PROSTATE CANCER INDEX; URINARY TRACT; URINE INCONTINENCE;

EID: 1542267883     PISSN: 00225347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.ju.0000113964.68020.a7     Document Type: Article

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