Pelvic floor evaluation after radical prostatectomy

• Grant number: 11/12154-7
• Support Opportunities: Regular Research Grants
• Start date: November 01, 2011
• End date: October 31, 2013
• Field of knowledge: Health Sciences - Medicine - Surgery
• Principal Investigator: João Luiz Amaro
• Grantee: João Luiz Amaro
• Host Institution: Faculdade de Medicina (FMB). Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP). Campus de Botucatu. Botucatu , SP, Brazil
• Associated researchers: Carla Elaine Laurienzo da Cunha Andrade ; Eliney Ferreira Faria ; Fernanda Jabur ; Mônica de Oliveira Orsi Gameiro ; Wesley Justino Magnabosco

Abstract

Prostate cancer is the most common cancer affecting men in Western countries and is the second leading cause of cancer death in men. Among the treatment options, there is radical retropubic prostatectomy. Urinary incontinence is described in 2-87% of patients undergoing the procedure. However, most series reporting rates below 5%. The sphincter deficiency is considered the main etiology. The recovery of urinary continence is gradual and you may need one month to one year for which the patient obtains satisfactory bladder control. Few studies, however, sought to analyze the degree of pelvic floor muscle strength preoperatively radical prostatectomy and its correlation with the rates of incontinence in the post oepratório. Just as there are no studies to correlate the quality of life and erectile function before surgery and its correlation with the postoperative period, which is why it is important to conduct this study. (AU)