[The complications of retropubic radical prostatectomy].
Between January 1989 and October 1995, 104 prostatectomies were performed in patients with prostate carcinoma in our centre. Mean follow-up 22 months, range 3-84 months. Overall frequency of complications was 33%. No fatal complications were reported. Complications in the early post-operative occurred in 17 patients (16%); late complications in 18 patients (17%), the most frequent one was stenosis of urethrovesical by-pass. No case of total incontinence has been recorded. The rate of stress incontinence at 3 months was 36% and 15% at 9 months.
Abad Vivas-Pérez
J I
JI
Departamento de Urología, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Navarra, Pamplona.
Rodríguez-Rubio Cortadellas
F I
FI
Martín-Marquina Aspiunza
A
A
Díez-Caballero Alonso
F
F
Rosell Costa
D
D
Robles García
J E
JE
Zudaire Bergera
J J
JJ
Berián Polo
J M
JM
D000368:Aged; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D008197:Lymph Node Excision / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000379:methods; D008207:Lymphatic Metastasis; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000453:epidemiology*; D011468:Prostatectomy / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000379:methods; D011471:Prostatic Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D013997:Time Factors