Changes in health-related quality of life after radical prostatectomy for prostate cancer: A longitudinal cohort study in Korea.

Sahyun PakMyong KimHanjong Ahn

Published in: Investigative and clinical urology (2018)

Urinary outcomes and sexual outcomes had not returned to baseline at 12 months. Recovery of sexual function was significantly greater in patients who underwent robotic surgery. Only recovery of urinary function was significantly associated with overall satisfaction 12 months after radical prostatectomy in this cohort of Korean men.

Keyphrases

radical prostatectomy
prostate cancer
end stage renal disease
newly diagnosed
ejection fraction
prognostic factors
peritoneal dialysis
patient reported outcomes
metabolic syndrome
skeletal muscle