Prediction of recovery time of urinary incontinence following robot‐assisted laparoscopic prostatectomy. (28th October 2022)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Kitamura, Kosuke; China, Toshiyuki; Nagata, Masayoshi; Isotani, Shuji; Muto, Satoru; Sakamoto, Yoshiro; Horie, Shigeo
• Is Part Of: International journal of urology. Volume 30:Number 1(2023)
• Page Start: 77
• Page End: 82
• Publication Date: 2022-10-28
• Subjects: membranous urethral length -- postoperative urinary incontinence -- prostate cancer -- robot‐assisted radical prostatectomy; Urology -- Periodicals; Genitourinary organs -- Periodicals; Urologic Diseases -- Periodicals; 616.6005
• DOI: 10.1111/iju.15064
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0919-8172

Abstract

Abstract : Objectives: Postoperative urinary incontinence recovery following robot‐assisted laparoscopic prostatectomy is an important outcome. We investigated whether factors that affect urinary incontinence can predict the duration of postoperative incontinence recovery. Methods: A total of 310 patients underwent robot‐assisted laparoscopic prostatectomy. Continence recovery was defined as either pad‐free or a safety pad only status. Univariate and multivariate analyses were performed on clinical variables to identify those that were associated with continence recovery. A scoring system to predict recovered continence was constructed using statistically significant variables. The validity of this tool was tested in a new cohort of 273 patients. Results: Factors associated with recovery of urinary incontinence were membranous urethral length, preservation of bilateral neurovascular bundles, and a preoperative Prostate Imaging Reporting and Data System score of ≥3 in the apex. Age was related only to incontinence recovery at 1 month. To prepare the score, weighting was performed using the estimated values. Using the developed scoring system, participants in the verification set were divided into three groups. The early recovery group had a median incontinence recovery of 4 (4–12) weeks, the medium recovery group, 12 (4–24) weeks, and the late recovery group, 24 (24–48) weeks, which was a significant difference ( p < 0.001). Conclusions: The applied scoring system based on preoperative factors related to incontinence and derived from patient groups was significantly associated with continence recovery time. In patients undergoing robot‐assisted laparoscopic prostatectomy, our unit‐weighted regression model of clinical variables can predict the duration of continence recovery.