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Preservation of fecal continence and bowel function after radical perineal and retropubic prostatectomy: a questionnaire-based outcomes study

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Purpose: To assess fecal incontinence rates and bowel function for radical perineal (RPP) or radical retropubic (RRP) prostatectomy patients and to compare them with a matched control group.

Methods: The bowel function domain of the Expanded Prostate Cancer Index Composite (EPIC) was mailed to 150 consecutive patients who had undergone RPP (79) or RRP (71) by the same surgeon (HJK) and an age-matched control group (75).

Results: Fecal incontinence and bowel dysfunction were statistically equivalent for the study groups.

Conclusions: There is no difference in fecal incontinence rates or bowel function when comparing RPP patients to RRP or control patients.

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  1. Department of Urology, William Beaumont Hospital and Cancer Center, Royal Oak, Michigan, USA

    H J Korman & T L Mulholland

  2. Department of Biostatistics, William Beaumont Hospital and Cancer Center, Royal Oak, Michigan, USA

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Korman, H., Mulholland, T. & Huang, R. Preservation of fecal continence and bowel function after radical perineal and retropubic prostatectomy: a questionnaire-based outcomes study. Prostate Cancer Prostatic Dis 7, 249–252 (2004). https://doi.org/10.1038/sj.pcan.4500723

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