ArticleIn vivo (Athens, Greece)
Advanced Reconstruction of Vesicourethral Support May Improve Urinary Continence and Quality of Life After Non-nerve-sparing Robot-assisted Radical Prostatectomy.
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- Prognostic factors for urinary incontinence after robot-assisted radical prostatectomy: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Journal of robotic surgery · 2025Pooled it
- Recent Advances in Radical Prostatectomy: A Narrative Review of Surgical Innovations and Outcomes.Cancers · 2025Review
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Abstract
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aimPostoperative urinary incontinence (UI) after robot-assisted radical prostatectomy (RARP) has a significant impact on patients' quality of life (QOL). Several surgical techniques have been reported to improve postoperative UI. The aim of the study was to investigate the impact of advanced reconstruction of vesicourethral support (ARVUS) on urinary symptoms and QOL after non-nerve-sparing robot-assisted radical prostatectomy (RARP). PATIENTS AND
methodsPatients who underwent non-nerve-sparing RARP from October 2010 to October 2020 at the Division of Urology, Department of Surgery, Tottori University Faculty of Medicine were reviewed. Patients were divided into the ARVUS and non-ARVUS groups, and propensity score matching was performed. Patients were evaluated by the International Prostate Symptom Score (IPSS), Incontinence Modular Questionnaire Short Form (ICIQ-SF), QOL index, and number of pads used before and 1, 3, 6, and 12 months after RARP.
resultsThe number of patients in the ARVUS and non-ARVUS group were 41 and 41, respectively. On cystography, the distance of the symphysis pubis to the bladder neck was significantly shorter (p<0.001) and the posterior urethrovesical angle was significantly smaller in the AUVUS group (p<0.001). In the ICIQ-SF, the ARVUS group was significantly better at 6 and 12 months postoperatively. In the IPSS, the ARVUS group was significantly better than the non-ARVUS group at 3 months postoperatively. In a multivariable analysis, membranous urethral length [odds ratio (OR)=3.44, p=0.015] and ARVUS (OR=2.72, p=0.046) were significant factors in achieving 0 pads and total ICIQ-SF Question 1 and 2 scores of ≤2 at 12 months postoperatively.
conclusionARVUS improved urinary symptoms and QOL. ARVUS seems to be a useful surgical procedure for non- nerve-sparing RARP.
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