title: The outcome of radical prostatectomy for patients with prostate cancer and acute urinary retention.
abstract: Benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) is the fourth most commonly diagnosed medical condition in older men. As a consequence, acute urinary retention can occur in patients with preoperative prostate cancer. Robot-assisted radical prostatectomy as a treatment modality for prostate cancer was designed to decrease operative morbidity and minimize long-term morbidity such as incontinence and erectile dysfunction. Three patients with prostate cancer coexisting with a BPH-related urinary retention managed with a clean intermittent catheterization (patient #1), and an indwelling Foley catheter (patients #2 and #3), were treated with a robot-assisted radical prostatectomy. After the procedure, the patients were able to void spontaneously, with good urine flow and reasonable bladder emptying.
authors.affiliation: Division of Urology, Department of Surgery and Division of Surgical Oncology, Department of Oncology, University of Western Ontario, London, ON, Canada. chatofer@yahoo.com.
authors.forename: Alfonso
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Fernandez
authors.affiliation: Division of Urology, Department of Surgery and Division of Surgical Oncology, Department of Oncology, University of Western Ontario, London, ON, Canada.
authors.forename: Stephen E
authors.initials: SE
authors.lastname: Pautler