The impact of nerve-sparing robot-assisted radical prostatectomy on lower urinary tract function: Prospective assessment of patient-reported outcomes and frequency volume charts.
Nobuhiro HagaJunya HataKanako MatsuokaTomoyuki KoguchiHidenori AkaihataMasao KataokaYuichi SatoSoichiro OgawaKei IshibashiYoshiyuki KojimaPublished in: Neurourology and urodynamics (2017)
The NS procedure in RARP has the possibility to improve not only erectile function, but also LUTS, owing to both the increase of MVV and the decrease of nocturia. Therefore, the NS procedure is also recommended from the viewpoint of early improvement of LUTS and lower urinary tract dysfunction after RARP.