Full functional-length urethral sphincter preservation during radical prostatectomy

European Urology

Volumn 60, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 320-329

  Schlomm, Thorsten ^a   Heinzer, Hans ^a   Steuber, Thomas ^a   Salomon, Georg ^a   Engel, Oliver ^a   Michl, Uwe ^a   Haese, Alexander ^a   Graefen, Markus ^a   Huland, Hartwig ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER HAMBURG EPPENDORF   (Germany)

Author keywords

Anatomy; Continence; Pelvic floor; Prostate cancer; Quality of life; Radical prostatectomy; Sphincter; Surgical technique; Urethra

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BLADDER SPHINCTER; CATHETER REMOVAL; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MUELLERIAN DUCT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATECTOMY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; URETER FUNCTION; URETHRA FUNCTION; URETHRA SURGERY; URINE INCONTINENCE; UROLOGIC SURGERY;

ADULT; AGED; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; GERMANY; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PELVIC FLOOR; PROSTATECTOMY; QUESTIONNAIRES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URETHRA; URINARY INCONTINENCE;

EID: 79959544433     PISSN: 03022838     EISSN: 18737560     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eururo.2011.02.040     Document Type: Article

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