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. 2015 Nov;54(11):1564, 1566-8.
doi: 10.1007/s00120-015-3856-6.

[Economic importance of postoperative urinary incontinence]

[Article in German]
V Lent  1 , M Schultheis  2
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[Economic importance of postoperative urinary incontinence]

[Article in German]
V Lent et al. Urologe A. 2015 Nov.

Abstract

In the 22,160 patients treated in Germany for prostate cancer by prostatectomy, the costs for direct and indirect sequelae as the result of postoperative urinary incontinence are estimated to be 71.8 million €. This greatly exceeds the costs of 69.8 million € for the operation itself. This additional economic burden can, however, be decisively influenced by using a surgical technique that preserves the integrity of the urethral sphincter.

Keywords: Prostate cancer; Prostatectomy; Prostatectomy, retropubic; Urethral sphincter; Urinary incontinence, stress.

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