Impact of Robot-assisted Radical Prostatectomy on Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms and Predictive Factors for Symptom Changes: A Longitudinal Study
Kim J, Ha Y, Jeong S, Lee D, Kim W, Kim I. Impact of Robot-assisted Radical Prostatectomy on Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms and Predictive Factors for Symptom Changes: A Longitudinal Study. Urology 2013, 81: 787-793. PMID: 23434100, DOI: 10.1016/j.urology.2012.12.038.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAmerican Urological Association symptom scoreLower urinary tract symptomsRobot-assisted radical prostatectomyBody mass indexMild lower urinary tract symptomsSevere lower urinary tract symptomsUrinary tract symptomsUrinary continenceStorage symptomsTract symptomsRadical prostatectomyIncreased Body Mass IndexHigher body mass indexLower body mass indexMultivariate logistic regression analysisGood symptomatic improvementSevere LUTS groupImmediate postoperative settingLogistic regression analysisLack of improvementLUTS groupMild vsPostoperative settingSymptomatic improvementMass index