Hakmin Lee1, Kwangmo Kim1, Sung Il Hwang2, Hak Jong Lee2, Seok-Soo Byun1, Sang Eun Lee1, Sung Kyu Hong3. 1. Department of Urology, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seongnam, Korea. 2. Department of Radiology, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seongnam, Korea. 3. Department of Urology, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seongnam, Korea. Electronic address: skhong@snubh.org.
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: To investigate the impact of prostatic apical shape from preoperative magnetic resonance imaging on early recovery of urinary continence after robot-assisted radical prostatectomy (RARP). MATERIALS AND METHODS: We reviewed the records of 1011 patients who underwent RARP at a tertiary center from October 2007 to March 2013. Patients were stratified into 4 different groups by prostatic apical shapes as shown on preoperative magnetic resonance imaging (groups A-D). The early recovery of urinary continence was defined as 0 or 1 security pad/d within 12 weeks after the surgery. The association between early recovery of continence and various factors was analyzed. RESULTS: Overall, 807 patients (79.8%) showed early recovery of urinary continence. The numbers of patients in groups A, B, C, and D were 88 (8.7%), 478 (47.3%), 167 (16.5%), and 278 (27.5%), respectively. There were no significant differences in the rates of early recovery of urinary continence between different groups (P = .257). On multivariate analysis, the patient's age (odds ratio [OR], 0.960; P = .004), preoperative International Index of Erectile Function-5 score (OR, 1.029; P = .009), neurovascular bundle preservation (OR, 1.586; P = .013), and membranous urethral length (OR, 1.104; P = .001) were revealed as independent prognostic factors in the early recovery of urinary continence. CONCLUSION: The results of our study showed that the prostatic apical shape does not influence the early recovery of urinary continence. We believe this is another strong point of RARP compared with conventional open surgery, particularly for patients with complex type of apical shape.
OBJECTIVE: To investigate the impact of prostatic apical shape from preoperative magnetic resonance imaging on early recovery of urinary continence after robot-assisted radical prostatectomy (RARP). MATERIALS AND METHODS: We reviewed the records of 1011 patients who underwent RARP at a tertiary center from October 2007 to March 2013. Patients were stratified into 4 different groups by prostatic apical shapes as shown on preoperative magnetic resonance imaging (groups A-D). The early recovery of urinary continence was defined as 0 or 1 security pad/d within 12 weeks after the surgery. The association between early recovery of continence and various factors was analyzed. RESULTS: Overall, 807 patients (79.8%) showed early recovery of urinary continence. The numbers of patients in groups A, B, C, and D were 88 (8.7%), 478 (47.3%), 167 (16.5%), and 278 (27.5%), respectively. There were no significant differences in the rates of early recovery of urinary continence between different groups (P = .257). On multivariate analysis, the patient's age (odds ratio [OR], 0.960; P = .004), preoperative International Index of Erectile Function-5 score (OR, 1.029; P = .009), neurovascular bundle preservation (OR, 1.586; P = .013), and membranous urethral length (OR, 1.104; P = .001) were revealed as independent prognostic factors in the early recovery of urinary continence. CONCLUSION: The results of our study showed that the prostatic apical shape does not influence the early recovery of urinary continence. We believe this is another strong point of RARP compared with conventional open surgery, particularly for patients with complex type of apical shape.
Authors: Sean F Mungovan; Jaspreet S Sandhu; Oguz Akin; Neil A Smart; Petra L Graham; Manish I Patel Journal: Eur Urol Date: 2016-07-06 Impact factor: 20.096