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Predictors of Early Continence Recovery Following Radical Prostatectomy, Including Transperineal Ultrasound to Evaluate the Membranous Urethra Length (CHECK-MUL Study).

Bara BarakatMustapha AddaliBoris HadaschikChristian RehmeSameh HijaziSamy Zaqout
Published in: Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) (2024)
The likelihood of continence recovery increases with membranous urethral length and decreases with age, BMI, and lack of nerve sparing. Preoperative MUL >15 mm and postoperative MUL >14 mm were significantly associated with early continence recovery at 3 months post surgery.
Keyphrases
  • robot assisted
  • radical prostatectomy
  • minimally invasive
  • prostate cancer
  • urinary incontinence
  • patients undergoing
  • magnetic resonance imaging
  • body mass index
  • physical activity
  • weight gain
  • surgical site infection