Conservative treatment for urinary incontinence in Men After Prostate Surgery (MAPS): two parallel randomised controlled trials

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Improvement of Continence Rate with Pelvic Floor Muscle Training Post-Prostatectomy: A Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials

“…They were grouped into two categories: PFMT versus controls [20,21,22,23] and PFMT at home versus PFMT guided by a physiotherapist [4,24,25,26]. Four studies [20,21,22,23] compared performing PFMT exercises with a control group.…”

“…Improvements in anatomical knowledge and surgical techniques have considerably reduced morbidity after radical prostatectomy [3]. Nevertheless, many patients suffer from moderate to severe urinary incontinence (UI) after surgery [4]. UI is defined by the International Continence Society as any involuntary loss of urine [5].…”

“…In some men, continence can be achieved as early as a few weeks after surgery, but for others it may take 12 months to recover [10]. A prevalence of 4-76% at 1 year has been reported [4,11]. Since most patients regain urinary control in the year following surgery, invasive treatments are not indicated during this period [3].…”

Pelvic floor muscle exercises with or without electric stimulation and post-prostectomy urinary incontinence: a systematic review

“…The results of studies which used PFM exercises are shown in Table 1a;1b;1c;1d and those which used PFM exercisesin combination with electric stimulation for treatingpost-prostatectomy UI are shown in Table 2a;2b;2c. We excluded studies by Manassero et al (13) because their treatment consisted in prescribed exercises to be done only at home; Glazener et al (14) to presenting a heterogeneous sample group of postprostatectomy patients; Glazener et al (15) and Dorey et al (16) for not presenting the results described in the study; Centemero et al (17) …”

Urininkontinenz beim Mann – ein Tabuthema

“…Die BP kann bei prostatogen bedingtem Nachtröpfeln [51,52], nach TUR-P [53] oder nach radikaler Prostatektomie [54] zur Verbesserung der Belastungsinkontinenz führen.…”