Purpose To determine retrospectively the prognostic factors for urinary incontinence following robot-assisted radical prostatectomy (RARP). Methods Altogether, 180 patients with localized prostate cancer underwent RARP (same surgeon). Preoperative physical status, disease characteristics, laboratory findings, and surgical technique were recorded and the patients checked 1, 6, 12, and 24 months after RARP regarding their contribution to predicting post-prostatectomy urinary incontinence (PPI). Results Overall, 114 (63.3%) patients had PPI 1 month after RARP and 19 patients (16.0%) at 24 months. Univariate analysis showed that age was a significant factor for predicting PPI at 1 month. PPI predictors at 24 months were age, body mass index, preoperative serum albumin level, previous transurethral resection of the prostate, total operative time, and bladder neck sparing. Multivariate analysis indicated that age and total operative time were significant predictors. Conclusion Older age and longer operative time were highly relevant to short- and long-term PPI occurrence after RARP.
The Journal of international medical research. 2017 Jan 01 [Epub ahead of print]
I-Hung Shao, Ying-Hsu Chang, Chun-Ming Hou, Zheng-Feng Lin, Chun-Te Wu
1 Division of Urology, Department of Surgery, Lotung Poh-Ai Hospital, Yilan County, Taiwan., 2 Division of Urology, Department of Surgery, LinKou Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taoyuan, Taiwan., 3 Division of Urology, Department of Surgery, KeeLung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Keelung, Taiwan.