title: The Impact of Central Obesity on Storage Luts and Urinary Incontinence After Prostatic Surgery.
abstract: In the developed and developing countries, the overall prevalence of central obesity in the elderly men is growing. In addition, the progressive aging of male population increased the possibilities of coexisting morbidities associated with obesity such as lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) due to benign prostatic enlargement (BPE) or to prostate cancer (PCa) needing primary treatment, including radical prostatectomy (RP), which can further adversely affect the quality of life. Simple and radical prostatectomy are the most common surgical procedures in urologic unit all over the world for BPE and PCa, respectively. After both interventions, patients can present bothering storage LUTS that can worsen all the other clinical outcomes. Preset study will review the role of central obesity as a risk factor for storage LUTS or urinary incontinence, after prostatic surgery for BPE or PCa.
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, Careggi Hospital, University of Florence, Viale A. Gramsci 7, 50121, Florence, Italy. maurogacci@yahoo.it.
authors.forename: Mauro
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Gacci
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, Careggi Hospital, University of Florence, Viale A. Gramsci 7, 50121, Florence, Italy.
authors.forename: Arcangelo
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sebastianelli
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, Careggi Hospital, University of Florence, Viale A. Gramsci 7, 50121, Florence, Italy.
authors.forename: Matteo
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Salvi
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, Sant'Andrea Hospital, University 'La Sapienza', Rome, Italy.
authors.forename: Cosimo
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: De Nunzio
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, Sant'Andrea Hospital, University 'La Sapienza', Rome, Italy.
authors.forename: Andrea
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Tubaro
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, University Hospital of Larissa, Larissa, Greece.
authors.forename: Stavros
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Gravas
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, Hospital La Zarzuela, Madrid, Spain.
authors.forename: Ignacio
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Moncada
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, Careggi Hospital, University of Florence, Viale A. Gramsci 7, 50121, Florence, Italy.
authors.forename: Sergio
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Serni
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Physiopathology, University of Florence, Florence, Italy.
authors.forename: Mario
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Maggi
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Physiopathology, University of Florence, Florence, Italy.
authors.forename: Linda
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Vignozzi
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D059411:Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms / Q000209:etiology*; D008297:Male; D056128:Obesity, Abdominal / Q000150:complications*; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000209:etiology; D011468:Prostatectomy; D011788:Quality of Life; D012307:Risk Factors; D014549:Urinary Incontinence / Q000209:etiology*
keywords: BMI; BPH; Incontinence; LUTS; Obesity; Waist circumference