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Techniques to Improve Urinary Continence Following Robot-Assisted Radical Prostatectomy

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Robot-assisted radical prostatectomy (RARP) has become the most common surgical procedure for prostate cancer with nearly 80% of prostatectomies performed robotically in a given year [1]. RARP has been shown to have a quicker recovery time and, given the better visualization and dexterity, may allow for improved functional and oncologic outcomes as well.

Post-prostatectomy incontinence, a bothersome complication for both the open and robotic procedure, has a tremendous impact on quality of life. Efforts to improve postoperative incontinence have led to many modifications in the surgical technique as well as preoperative and postoperative manipulations. This chapter highlights the various interventions described in the literature geared toward improving urinary incontinence post-RARP.

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Yezdani, M., Mendoza, P., Sharma, S., Lee, D.I. (2018). Techniques to Improve Urinary Continence Following Robot-Assisted Radical Prostatectomy. In: Hemal, A., Menon, M. (eds) Robotics in Genitourinary Surgery. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-20645-5_27

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