[Results of treatment of irritative symptoms and urinary retention in patients 1 year after radical retropubic prostatectomy].
OBJECTIVE
To assess function of urinary retention and irritative symptoms from the lower urinary tracts in patients after radical prostatectomy for local prostatic cancer.


METHODS
From November 1997 to May 2001 radical prostatectomy was performed in 181 patients. One year after the operation 86 patients with pT1c-T2b filled in the questionnaire on urinary retention (UR) and irritative symptoms.


RESULTS
One year after radical prostatectomy complete UR was registered in 76% of the patients, partial UR in 20.5% and unsatisfactory UR in 3.5%. Uroflowmetrical and ultrasound investigations, urine seeding made possible to select 16 patients with irritative symptoms. 11 patients of this group received alpha-adrenoblocker terazosin with a good response.


CONCLUSIONS
One year after radical prostatectomy UR (complete or partial) was observed in 96.5% patients. Irritative symptoms unrelated to stricture of vesicourethral anastomosis and inflammation can be climinated by administration of terazosin.
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D000317:Adrenergic alpha-Antagonists / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy; D011224:Prazosin / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D011468:Prostatectomy / Q000009:adverse effects*; D011471:Prostatic Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D013997:Time Factors; D014463:Ultrasonography; D014555:Urination Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D014563:Urodynamics
D000317:Adrenergic alpha-Antagonists; C041226:Terazosin; D011224:Prazosin