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  • Title: Urinary incontinence following transurethral, transvesical and radical prostatectomy. Retrospective study of 489 patients.
    Author: Van Kampen M, De Weerdt W, Van Poppel H, Baert L.
    Journal: Acta Urol Belg; 1997 Dec; 65(4):1-7. PubMed ID: 9497589.
    Abstract:
    Urinary incontinence following prostate surgery was evaluated in 489 consecutive patients: 216 patients underwent a transurethral resection, 98 patients a transvesical prostatectomy for benign prostatic hyperplasia and 175 patients a radical prostatectomy for localized prostate cancer. In the first group incontinence was present in 19% of the patients immediately after catheter withdrawal, 16% after 1 month, 8% after 3 months, 3% and 2% after 6 and 9 months, 1.5% after 1 year and 0.5% after 15 months. In the second group incontinence was present in 15% immediately after catheter withdrawal, 12% after 1 month, 5% after 3 months, 2% after 6 months and 1% after 9, 12 and 15 months. In the last group the incontinence rate was higher, 66% were incontinent immediately after catheter withdrawal, 53% after 1 month, 33% after 3 months, 12% after 6 months, 8% after 9 months. After 12 and 15 months still 2% had problems with persistent incontinence. These results compare favourably with the results from the literature. The fact that a rehabilitation program was introduced for the patients with post-operative incontinence, may have been a contributing factor.
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