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Diagnosis and Therapy of Urinary Stress Incontinence Following Radical Prostatectomy

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Postoperative urinary incontinence can be encountered after radical retropubic or perineal prostatectomy, transurethral surgery, or open adenomectomy. With refined techniques in prostatic surgery and better endoscopic equipment for transurethral surgery, the rate of incontinence should be reduced.

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  1. R. Hofmann
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  1. Department of Urology and Pediatric Urology, Philipps Universität Marburg, Baldingerstrasse 3, 35043, Marburg/Lahn, Germany

    Reiner Hofmann  & Axel Heidenreich  & 

  2. Department of Surgery, USUHS, 430 I Jones Bridge Road, 20814-4799, Bethesda, MD, USA

    Judd W. Moul M.D. (Professor of Urology) (Professor of Urology)

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Hofmann, R., Schreiter, F. (2003). Diagnosis and Therapy of Urinary Stress Incontinence Following Radical Prostatectomy. In: Hofmann, R., Heidenreich, A., Moul, J.W. (eds) Prostate Cancer. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-56321-8_24

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