ArticleEuropean urology open science2021
Racial Variation in Membranous Urethral Length and Postprostatectomy Urinary Function.
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7 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- Association between maximal urethral length preservation and postoperative continence after robot-assisted radical prostatectomy: a meta-analysis and systematic review.Asian journal of andrology · 2025Pooled it
- Refining the Predictive Accuracy of Membranous Urethral Length for Post-Prostatectomy Incontinence: A Standardized Approach in the Korean Population.Journal of clinical medicine · 2026Article
- Membranous urethral length measurement on preoperative MRI to predict incontinence after radical prostatectomy: a literature review towards a proposal for measurement standardization.European radiology · 2024Review
- Predictors of Long-Term Urinary Incontinence After Robot-Assisted Laparoscopic Prostatectomy.Research and reports in urology · 2023Article
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- Urethral Sphincter Length but Not Prostatic Apex Shape in Preoperative MRI Is Associated with Mid-Term Continence Rates after Radical Prostatectomy.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Article
- Comparing the outcomes of robotic assisted radical prostatectomy in black and white men: Experience of a high-volume center.International braz j urol : official journal of the Brazilian Society of UrologyArticle
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Urinary incontinence remains a significant post-prostatectomy sequalae. While many patient and technical factors have been found to contribute to post-prostatectomy incontinence, the impact of anatomical differences by races has not been studied . Shorter preoperative membranous urethral length (MUL) on prostate MRI has been associated with higher risk of post-prostatectomy incontinence. We compared MUL in Asian and non-Asian men and their post-prostatectomy urinary function using the Expanded Prostate Cancer Index Composite for Clinical Practice (EPIC-CP). We found that MUL was significantly shorter for Asian vs. non-Asian men (7.9mm, 95% confidence interval [CI] 7.5-8.3 vs. 10.9mm, 95%CI 10.2-11.7 - mean difference 3.0mm, 95%CI for mean difference 2.15-3.87; p<0.01) and that Asian men had significantly worse EPIC-CP urinary score ≥12 months post-prostatectomy (3.82; 95%CI 2.47-5.17 vs. 1.95; 95%CI 1.11-2.79 - mean difference: 1.87; 95% CI for mean difference is 0.32-3.42; p=0.022). Confirmatory studies are needed to explore racial differences in MUL and its effect on post-prostatectomy urinary incontinence.
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