Decisional Regret and Long-term Quality of Life After Artificial Urinary Sphincter Implantation Following Radical Prostatectomy.

ABSTRACT:

Background and objective

Insertion of an artificial urinary sphincter (AUS) is the reference treatment for stress urinary incontinence (SUI) after radical prostatectomy (RP). Although long-term outcomes have been characterised, data on decisional regret remain limited. Our aim was to evaluate decisional regret, quality of life, and the symptom burden among men with an AUS in this setting.

Methods

After ethics approval for the study, all men who had undergone RP and subsequent AUS implantation at a tertiary centre between 2012 and 2023 were identified and contacted by post. The men were invited to complete a series of validated questionnaires: Expanded Prostate Cancer Index Composite (EPIC-26), Decisional Regret Scale (DRS), and Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS). T

SUBMITTER: Roth I 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12796753 | biostudies-literature | 2026 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature