Special Article CONSERVATIVE MANAGEMENT OF POST-RADICAL PROSTATECTOMY INCONTINENCE

نویسندگان

  • Petros Sountoulides
  • Ioannis Vakalopoulos
  • Dimitrios Kikidakis
  • Stavros Charalampous
چکیده

Resumen.La prostatectomía radical es actualmente uno de los tratamientos estándar para el cáncer de próstata localizado. Aunque no existe evidencia de que la evolución en la técnica quirúrgica, con la introducción de la prostatectomía radical laparoscópica asistida por robot, haya dado lugar a una mejora en los resultados funcionales, un porcentaje significativo de pacientes padecen la secuela de la incontinencia posterior a la prostatectomía. Aún así, la mayoría de los pacientes encuentra mejoría en su estado de continencia con relación a las medidas conservadoras y una pequeña cohorte requerirá opciones terapéuticas más invasivas. El tratamiento conservador incluye rehabilitación muscular del suelo pélvico con o sin técnicas de “biofeedback” y farmacoterapia. Existen pruebas de que el inicio inmediato de la fisioterapia después de la cirugía ayudará en el restablecimiento precoz de la continencia, mientras que la farmacoterapia puede proporcionar un beneficio adicional, principalmente la duloxetina. La presente revisión tiene como objetivo proporcionar información @ CORRESPONDENCE

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تاریخ انتشار 2013