ArticleUrology2016
Quantification of Long-term Stability and Specific Relief of Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms (LUTS) After Robot-assisted Radical Prostatectomy.
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- Changes in quality of life and lower urinary tract symptoms over time in cancer patients after a total prostatectomy: systematic review and meta-analysis.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2022Pooled it
- A prospective study using questionnaires and urodynamic assessments to evaluate bladder function and continence changes after robotic assisted radical prostatectomy.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Baseline factors and surgical procedures affecting changes in lower urinary tract symptoms after robot-assisted radical prostatectomy: the impact of nerve-sparing.International urology and nephrology · 2024Article
- Surgical management of high-risk, localized prostate cancer.Nature reviews. Urology · 2020Review
- Lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) before and after robotic-assisted laparoscopic prostatectomy: does improvement of LUTS mitigate worsened incontinence after robotic prostatectomy?Translational andrology and urology · 2019Article
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Abstract
objectiveTo assist in preoperative counseling by assessing long-term changes in American Urological Association symptom scores (AUAss) and lower urinary tract symptom (LUTS)-related quality of life (QOL) in patients undergoing robot-assisted radical prostatectomy (RARP). MATERIALS AND
methodsRARP was performed on 666 men by one surgeon from 2002 to 2007 at a single institution. AUAss and QOL were queried preoperatively and at 3, 9, 15, 24-48, 60-84, and 96+ months postoperatively. LUTS subgroups were compared pre-/postsurgery using univariate and multivariate statistics.
resultsThe mean and median follow-up for all responders was 3.0 and 2.4 years. Pad-free continence at 12 months was 89%. A subset of 174 men reported preoperative and long-term responses; average follow-up was 5.8 years (range 4.0-10.3 years). AUAss for all men declined from baseline to 5 years by 3.7 (8.6 to 4.8) whereas QOL/Bother scores decreased by 0.5 (1.7 to 1.2) (all P < .05). Men with baseline mild LUTS remained clinically unchanged with long-term AUAss. Individuals with moderate and severe preoperative LUTS had marked improvements in AUA and QOL scores (all P ≤ .05).
conclusionMen with mild LUTS have short-term increases in AUAss but most return to baseline and are stable at 5 years. Benefits were found for men with preoperative moderate and severe LUTS in that 63% had significant QOL improvements and 68% reduced their AUAss to mild LUTS, persisting years after RARP. This study suggests that certain patients with preoperative urinary symptoms and bother may experience improvements in LUTS and associated QOL after RARP.
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