title: Preservation of fecal continence and bowel function after radical perineal and retropubic prostatectomy: a questionnaire-based outcomes study.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To assess fecal incontinence rates and bowel function for radical perineal (RPP) or radical retropubic (RRP) prostatectomy patients and to compare them with a matched control group.
  
  
  METHODS
  The bowel function domain of the Expanded Prostate Cancer Index Composite (EPIC) was mailed to 150 consecutive patients who had undergone RPP (79) or RRP (71) by the same surgeon (HJK) and an age-matched control group (75).
  
  
  RESULTS
  Fecal incontinence and bowel dysfunction were statistically equivalent for the study groups.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  There is no difference in fecal incontinence rates or bowel function when comparing RPP patients to RRP or control patients.
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, William Beaumont Hospital and Cancer Center, 3577 w.13 Mile Road, Suite 202, Royal Oak, Michigan, 48073 USA. hkorman@Comcast.net
authors.forename: H J
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Korman
authors.forename: T L
authors.initials: TL
authors.lastname: Mulholland
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Huang
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003672:Defecation; D005242:Fecal Incontinence / Q000517:prevention & control*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011468:Prostatectomy / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods*; D011471:Prostatic Neoplasms / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D016896:Treatment Outcome