Short- and Long-term Functional Outcomes and Quality of Life after Radical Prostatectomy: Patient-reported Outcomes from a Tertiary High-volume Center

Article ID	Journal	Published Year	Pages	File Type
8827912	European Urology Focus	2017	6 Pages	PDF

Abstract

Results of functional outcomes (urinary continence and potency) after radical prostatectomy are better in a high-volume center compared with those obtained from population-based data, and most patients report excellent quality of life after radical prostatectomy.

Keywords

Quality of life Urinary continence Radical prostatectomy Prostate cancer Functional outcome

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Short- and Long-term Functional Outcomes and Quality of Life after Radical Prostatectomy: Patient-reported Outcomes from a Tertiary High-volume Center

Authors

Raisa S. Pompe, Zhe Tian, Felix Preisser, Pierre Tennstedt, Burkhard Beyer, Uwe Michl, Markus Graefen, Hartwig Huland, Pierre I. Karakiewicz, Derya Tilki,