Role of puboperinealis and rectourethralis muscles as a urethral support system to maintain urinary continence after robot-assisted radical prostatectomy

Role of puboperinealis and rectourethralis muscles as a urethral support system to maintain urinary continence after robot-assisted radical prostatectomy

Abstract The present study investigated the role of a urethral support system to maintain urinary continence after robot-assisted radical prostatectomy (RARP), with a focus on pelvic floor muscles, such as the puboperinealis muscle (PPM) and rectourethralis muscle (RUM). Finally, 323 patients who un...

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Main Authors: Masao Kataoka, Satoru Meguro, Ryo Tanji, Akifumi Onagi, Kanako Matsuoka, Ruriko Honda-Takinami, Seiji Hoshi, Junya Hata, Yuichi Sato, Hidenori Akaihata, Soichiro Ogawa, Motohide Uemura, Yoshiyuki Kojima
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2023-08-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-41083-8

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https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-41083-8

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