The association between the parameters of uroflowmetry and lower urinary tract symptoms in prostate cancer patients after robot-assisted radical prostatectomy.

Yuta TakeshimaYuta YamadaKotaro TakemuraNaoki KimuraYuji HakozakiJimpei MiyakawaSatoru TaguchiYoshiyuki AkiyamaYusuke SatoTaketo KawaiDaisuke YamadaTetsuya FujimuraHaruki Kume

Published in: PloS one (2022)

Significant changes were seen in uroflowmetry results after RARP, each parameter directly related to urinary symptoms. In particular, VV decrease was associated with a worsening of incontinence symptoms and continence recovery.

Keyphrases

robot assisted
radical prostatectomy
prostate cancer
lower urinary tract symptoms
benign prostatic hyperplasia
minimally invasive
sleep quality
urinary incontinence