To evaluate the risk of urinary incontinence (UI) after various prostate enucleation procedures (PEP).
PubMed was searched from January 2000 to July 2021 for studies investigating UI after PEP. The articles were divided into 5 subgroups: holmium, thulium, greenlight laser, electrocautery, and simple prostatectomy. Meta-analysis was performed to examine rate of stress (SUI), urge (UUI) or unspecified UI at short (< 3 months), intermediate (3-6 months), and long-term (> 6 months). The impact of age, prostate size, surgery time, laser time, postoperative nadir PSA level and technical modifications on UI was analyzed.
Most (69.4%) of 49 articles included employed holmium laser. There was no significant difference in incidence of short-, intermediate-, and long-term UI, SUI and UUI between five sub-groups and within different technical modifications. Although not statistically significant, the incidence of UI was higher (15%) at short-term with green-light and simple prostatectomy (95% CI 9-23 and 1-84), and higher (4%) at intermediate-term with holmium laser (95% CI 2-8). SUI was more prevalent at short-term with holmium laser (4%; 95% CI 2-5%), and at intermediate term with simple prostatectomy (3%; 95% CI 1-14). UUI was higher in the thulium group (10%, 95% CI 7-16). Increased age, surgery time, laser time and prostate size up to 80 cc were associated with higher UI. There was no correlation between postoperative PSA and UI.
There is no significant difference in incidence of UI, SUI and UUI after various PEP. Patients age, prostate size, surgery and laser time are linearly associated with UI.
World journal of urology. 2022 Oct 04 [Epub ahead of print]
Mohammad Hout, Aaron Gurayah, Maria Camila Suarez Arbelaez, Ruben Blachman-Braun, Khushi Shah, Thomas R W Herrmann, Hemendra N Shah
Desai SethI Urology Institute, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, 1120 NW 14Th St, Miami, FL, 33136, USA., Switzerland Urology Spitial Thurgau AG (STGAG), Frauenfeld, Switzerland., Desai SethI Urology Institute, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, 1120 NW 14Th St, Miami, FL, 33136, USA. .