The association between the parameters of uroflowmetry and lower urinary tract symptoms in prostate cancer patients after robot-assisted radical prostatectomy

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To investigate changes in uroflowmetry parameters in men undergoing robot-assisted radical prostatectomy (RARP) for prostate cancer.

Materials and methods

Four hundred and twenty-eight patients received uroflowmetry testing before and after RARP from November 2011 to December 2018. Clinicopathological data, including age, initial prostate-specific antigen (PSA), prostate volume, clinical stage, body mass index (BMI), uroflowmetry parameters, and core lower urinary tract symptom scores (CLSS) were retrospectively obtained from clinical records. Changes in uroflowmetry parameters were analyzed for statistical predictors and effects on post-operative outcomes.

Results

A significant increase in maximum flow rate (MFR) and decreases in voided volume (VV) and

SUBMITTER: Takeshima Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9536545 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature