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- Dokumenttyp:
- Journal Article; Article
- Autor(en):
- van Randenborgh, H; Paul, R; Kubler, H; Breul, J; Hartung, R
- Titel:
- Improved urinary continence after radical retropubic prostatectomy with preparation of a long, partially intraprostatic portion of the membraneous urethra: an analysis of 1013 consecutive cases.
- Abstract:
- PURPOSE: To improve the rate of full continence in our patients, we performed, since June 1997, a careful preparation of the distally intraprostatic part of the membranous urethra to obtain a long urethral stump for the vesicourethral anastomosis. PATIENTS AND METHODS: In all, 610 patients without (group 1) and 403 patients with (group 2) a long intraprostatic stump of the urethra were asked by a self-administered questionnaire about their continence status. The rate of positive surgical margins were compared as a marker of local tumour control. RESULTS: Full continence (no pads) was achieved in 76.02% in group 1 and in 88.84%, of all patients in group 2. Stress incontinence (SIC) I degrees was found in 12.46% and 7.44% respectively, SIC II degrees was noted in 8.69 and 3.72% and complete incontinence was seen in 2.79% in group 1 and in two patients (0.5%) in group 2. Also the time to reach the final continence status was statistically and highly significantly (P<0.001) shortened. The rate of positive margins decreased in group 2, despite intraprostatic preparation. CONCLUSIONS: The preparation of a long, partially intraprostatic portion of the membranous urethra for vesicourethral anastomosis in radical retropubic prostatectomy leads to a statistically highly significant improvement of full continence and earlier continence in prostate cancer patients without compromising local tumour control.
- Zeitschriftentitel:
- Prostate Cancer Prostatic Dis
- Jahr:
- 2004
- Band / Volume:
- 7
- Heft / Issue:
- 3
- Seitenangaben Beitrag:
- 253-7
- Sprache:
- eng
- Volltext / DOI:
- doi:10.1038/sj.pcan.4500726
- PubMed:
- http://view.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15184863
- Print-ISSN:
- 1365-7852
- TUM Einrichtung:
- Urologische Klinik und Poliklinik
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