Restoration of Posterior Aspect of Rhabdosphincter Shortens Continence Time After Radical Retropubic Prostatectomy

Journal of Urology

Volumn 175, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 2201-2206

  Rocco, F ^a   Carmignani, L ^a   Acquati, P ^a   Gadda, F ^a   Dell'Orto, P ^a   Rocco, B ^b   Bozzini, G ^a   Gazzano, G ^c   Morabito, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^b EUROPEAN INSTITUTE OF ONCOLOGY   (Italy)

^c FONDAZIONE IRCCS CA GRANDA OSPEDALE MAGGIORE POLICLINICO   (Italy)

Author keywords

bladder; prostate; prostatectomy; prostatic neoplasms; urinary incontinence

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANASTOMOSIS; ARTICLE; BLADDER NECK; BLADDER SPHINCTER; CATHETER REMOVAL; CONTINENCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVICE REMOVAL; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; LONG TERM CARE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIVARIATE LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; PENIS ERECTION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RADICAL RETROPUBIC PROSTATECTOMY; RHABDOSPHINCTER; SPHINCTER; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URINE INCONTINENCE;

AGED; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PROSTATECTOMY; TIME FACTORS; URETHRA; URINARY INCONTINENCE; URINATION;

EID: 33646496346     PISSN: 00225347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-5347(06)00262-X     Document Type: Article

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