Preoperative pelvic floor physiotherapy improves continence after radical retropubic prostatectomy

International Journal of Urology

Volumn 20, Issue 10, 2013, Pages 986-992

  Patel, Manish I ^a   Yao, Jinna ^a   Hirschhorn, Andrew D ^b,c   Mungovan, Sean F ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b Westmead Private Hospital   (Australia)

^c Sydney Clinic   (Australia)

Author keywords

Incontinence; Pelvic floor; Physiotherapy; Preoperative; Radical prostatectomy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE DURATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PELVIC FLOOR MUSCLE TRAINING; PHYSIOTHERAPIST; PHYSIOTHERAPY; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREOPERATIVE CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE CANCER; RADICAL RETROPUBIC PROSTATECTOMY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URINE INCONTINENCE;

INCONTINENCE; PELVIC FLOOR; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PREOPERATIVE; RADICAL PROSTATECTOMY;

ADULT; AGED; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PELVIC FLOOR; PHYSICAL THERAPY MODALITIES; PREOPERATIVE CARE; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; PROSTATECTOMY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URINARY INCONTINENCE;

EID: 84884978052     PISSN: 09198172     EISSN: 14422042     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/iju.12099     Document Type: Article

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