title: Preserving continence during robotic prostatectomy.
abstract: Preservation of postoperative urinary continence remains the primary concern of all men and their surgeons following robot-assisted radical prostatectomy (RARP). Without doubt, continence is the most important quality of life issue following radical prostatectomy. Identification of difficulties and lessons learned over time has helped focus efforts in order to improve urinary quality of life and continence. This review will examine definitions of continence and urinary quality of life evaluation, technical aspects and the impact of patient-related factors affecting time to and overall continence.
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, University of California, Irvine, CA, USA. tahlerin@uci.edu
authors.forename: Thomas E
authors.initials: TE
authors.lastname: Ahlering
authors.forename: Adam
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Gordon
authors.forename: Blanca
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Morales
authors.forename: Douglas W
authors.initials: DW
authors.lastname: Skarecky
mesh_terms: D000367:Age Factors; D006801:Humans; D010535:Laparoscopy / Q000379:methods; D008297:Male; D011468:Prostatectomy / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods*; D011471:Prostatic Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D011788:Quality of Life; D020127:Recovery of Function; D012371:Robotics / Q000379:methods*; D014549:Urinary Incontinence / Q000517:prevention & control*