title: [Urinary incontinence after radical prostatectomy: do older patients have an increased risk?].
abstract: The investigation was intended to research the correlation between age and urinary incontinence after radical prostatectomy (RP). We considered the effects of RP as well as bladder function impairment and urge symptomatology of the elderly. A total of 3,912 patients after RP were included subsequent to aftercare. They were divided into age groups, and data on micturition and urinary loss were documented. We found that urinary loss was proportional to age. We concluded that older patients need more intense diagnostic workup and treatment during rehabilitation with respect to urinary incontinence. Presurgical advice should consider these facts.
authors.affiliation: Fachklinik für uroonkologische und urologische Rehabilitation, Klinik Quellental/Birkental, Kliniken Hartenstein, Bad Wildungen-Reinhardshausen, Wiesenweg 6, 34537 Bad Wildungen, Deutschland. H.Borrusch@gmx.de
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Borrusch
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Müller
authors.forename: U
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Otto
mesh_terms: D017677:Age Distribution; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D015897:Comorbidity; D005858:Germany / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000453:epidemiology*; D015995:Prevalence; D011468:Prostatectomy / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D011471:Prostatic Neoplasms / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000601:surgery*; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012307:Risk Factors; D014549:Urinary Incontinence / Q000453:epidemiology*