Urinary Symptoms

Studies have shown that patients who have undergone da Vinci Prostatectomy may experience a faster return of urinary continence following their surgery compared with other surgical patients. Surgery patients also report lower rates of urinary pain than radiation (brachytherapy) patients.


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3Goeman L., Salomon L., La De Taille A, et al. Long-term functional and oncological results after retroperitoneal laparoscopic prostatectomy according to a prospective evaluation of 550 patients. World J Urol. 2006; 24, 281-288
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