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Male With Post-Prostatectomy Incontinence

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Female Urology

Part of the book series: Current Clinical Urology ((CCU))

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Abstract

A 64-yr-old man is 2 yr postradical retropubic prostatectomy for prostate cancer. He currently leaks and uses two to three thick pads per day. He does not leak at night while in bed and can sleep through the night without needing to urinate. Prostate-specific antigen is undetectable.

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  1. Department of Surgery/Urology, University of Arizona Health Sciences Center, Tucson, AZ

    Craig V. Comiter MD

  2. Section of Urology, University of Arizona Health Sciences Center, Tucson, AZ

    Craig V. Comiter MD

  3. Department of Urology and Renal Transplantation, Virginia Mason Medical Center, Seattle, WA

    Fred E. Govier

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  1. Section of Female Urology and Voiding Dysfunction The Glickman Urological Institute, The Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio

    Howard B. Goldman MD  & Sandip P. Vasavada MD  & 

  2. Department of Urology and Reproductive Biology, CASE School of Medicine, Cleveland, Ohio

    Howard B. Goldman MD

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Comiter, C.V., Govier, F.E. (2007). Male With Post-Prostatectomy Incontinence. In: Goldman, H.B., Vasavada, S.P. (eds) Female Urology. Current Clinical Urology. Humana Press. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-59745-368-4_39

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  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-59745-368-4_39

  • Publisher Name: Humana Press

  • Print ISBN: 978-1-58829-701-3

  • Online ISBN: 978-1-59745-368-4

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