SynthesisWorld journal of urology2022
A systematic review of treatment options for post-prostatectomy incontinence.
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- The efficacy and safety of common non-drug interventions on stress urinary incontinence: a systematic review and network meta-analysis.BMC women's health · 2026Pooled it
- Electroacupuncture in Patients With Early Urinary Incontinence After Radical Prostatectomy: A Randomized Clinical Trial.JAMA network open · 2025Trial
- Timing and Cost Consideration in Surgery for Male Stress Urinary Incontinence For Current Urology Reports.Current urology reports · 2026Review
- Physiotherapy for Urinary Incontinence After Radical Prostatectomy: Current Evidence and Therapeutic Challenges.Journal of clinical medicine · 2026Review
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- Regenerative strategies for post-prostatectomy incontinence: stem cells, exosomes, and the path to clinical resolution.American journal of clinical and experimental urology · 2026Review
- Continence Recovery After Radical Prostatectomy: Personalized Rehabilitation and Predictors of Treatment Outcome.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Pelvic Floor Rehabilitation After Prostatectomy: Baseline Severity as a Predictor of Improvement-A Prospective Cohort Study.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Article
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- Clinical characteristics and predictors of long-term postoperative urinary incontinence in patients treated with robot-assisted radical prostatectomy: A propensity-matched analysis.International journal of urology : official journal of the Japanese Urological Association · 2024Article
- Surgical management of post prostatectomy incontinence.Prostate international · 2024Review
- The therapeutic effect of pelvic floor muscle training on stress urinary incontinence following prostatectomy: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Translational andrology and urology · 2023Article
- Physiotherapy as an Effective Method to Support the Treatment of Male Urinary Incontinence: A Systematic Review.Journal of clinical medicine · 2023Review
- Retrospective Evaluation of the Efficacy of Electrophysiological Appropriate Techniques for Nocturia Following Radical Prostatectomy.American journal of men's healthArticle
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7 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.
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Abstract
purposeUrinary incontinence remains common in men after prostatectomy. Current guidance suggests early corrective surgery to those that are still incontinent after trying Pelvic Floor Muscle Therapy, however, other treatments are now available. This review aims to evaluate all currently available treatment options for men with post-prostatectomy incontinence (PPI).
methodsA search of MEDLINE and CENTRAL databases on 2/2/2021 produced 879 articles. Any study evaluating incontinence before and after a treatment protocol was eligible for inclusion. After screening, 17 randomized control trials were included, and pre-defined data points were collected. Due to heterogeneity, pooled analysis was not possible, and a descriptive synthesis was produced in accordance with PRISMA guidelines. Cochrane Risk of Bias (RoB) tool was used to evaluate all studies. The search protocol and methods for this study was registered on the PROSPERO database before the search began, ID:(CRD42021229749).
results3/17(18%) of studies focussed on pharmacotherapy, 2/17(12%) on vibration therapies, 8/17(47%) on pelvic floor muscle therapy (PFMT), 3/17(18%) on electrical stimulation (ES), and 1/17 (6%) on extracorporeal magnetic innervation (ExMI) as their main intervention. The use of Duloxetine, Solifenacin, PFMT, ES, and ExMI all show effective reduction in incontinence in men suffering from PPI. No study in this review evaluated surgical managements for PPI.
conclusionA large number of treatments are available for PPI using an array of different methods. For this reason, a variety of treatments could be considered before early invasive procedures, to prevent unnecessary surgery and its associated negative complications.
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