Urinary continence after radical prostatectomy: the urodynamic proof of an anatomical hypothesis.
After radical prostatectomy--the own curable treatment in prostatic carcinoma--there is a great incidence of postoperative urinary incontinence. By forming a tube of the 'base plate' after Hutch's description, it is possible to get a new urinary sphincter. We have proven this facts with urodynamic and radiologic investigations.
D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000517:prevention & control*; D011468:Prostatectomy; D011859:Radiography; D014521:Urethra / Q000502:physiology; D001743:Urinary Bladder / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D014549:Urinary Incontinence / Q000517:prevention & control*; D014563:Urodynamics