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Published on: May 19, 2022
Incidence and risk factors of inguinal hernia after robot-assisted radical prostatectomy
Yuta Yamada1, Tetsuya Fujimura2, Hiroshi Fukuhara1
1Department of Urology, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Hongo7-3-1, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, Japan.
Background:
Robot-assisted radical prostatectomy (RARP) has now become a gold standard approach in radical prostatectomy. The aim of this study was to investigate incidence and risk factors of inguinal hernia (IH) after RARP.
Methods:
This study included 307 consecutive men who underwent RARP for the treatment of prostate cancer from January 2011 to August 2015. The incidence of IH after RARP was investigated. Clinical and pathological factors were also investigated to assess relationship with development of postoperative IH.
Results:
Median follow-ups were 380 days, and median age of patients was 67 years. Incidence of IH was 11.3, 14.0, and 15.4% at 1, 2, and 3 years after RARP, respectively. Postoperative IH occurrence was significantly associated with low surgeon experience and postoperative incontinence at 3 or 6 months after surgery (P = 0.019, P = 0.002, and P = 0.016, respectively).
Conclusions:
Most of the IH occurred within the first 2 years with a rate of 14%. Incidence of IH after RARP was significantly associated with surgical experience and incontinence outcomes.
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