Data di Pubblicazione:
2014
Citazione:
Radical prostatectomy : a focus on urinary continence / G. Castagna, P. Capogrosso, E. Ventimiglia, M. Colicchia, L. Boeri, V. Mirone, R. Damiano, F. Montorsi, A. Salonia. - In: CLINICAL PRACTICE. - ISSN 2044-9038. - 11:6(2014), pp. 737-748. [10.2217/cpr.14.64]
Abstract:
Radical prostatectomy is the most commonly recommended treatment for patients diagnosed with localized prostate cancer and a sufficiently long life expectancy. Radical prostatectomy has three major aims: cancer control, urinary continence and erectile function preservation. Some a priori patient characteristics, such as age, prostate volume and tumor extension, cannot be modified, with a potential negative impact on urinary continence recovery. However, physicians must make every effort to promote the best possible urinary continence recovery rates and quality by modifying and improving all editable elements, such as conservative surgical techniques (i.e. nerve-sparing techniques, urethral length preservation), pelvic floor exercises and drug therapies.
Tipologia IRIS:
01 - Articolo su periodico
Keywords:
bladder neck preservation and reconstruction; nerve sparing; radical prostatectomy; urethral length preservation; urinary continence; urinary incontinence
Elenco autori:
G. Castagna, P. Capogrosso, E. Ventimiglia, M. Colicchia, L. Boeri, V. Mirone, R. Damiano, F. Montorsi, A. Salonia
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