Longitudinal, 5-year long-term outcomes for urinary continence and quality of life after robot-assisted radical prostatectomy in Japanese patients.
Katsuya HikitaMasashi HondaRyutaro ShimizuShogo TeraokaBunya KawamotoTetsuya YumiokaPanagiota TsounapiHideto IwamotoShuichi MorizaneAtsushi TakenakaPublished in: Lower urinary tract symptoms (2021)
In this study, nerve-sparing had a strong impact on urinary continence in the early postoperative period. After 12 months, urinary continence remained stable until 60 months.