Related Experiment Video
Updated: Jul 21, 2026

Photoselective Vaporesection of the Prostate via an End-firing Lithium Triborate Crystal Laser
Published on: May 9, 2018
Does Retzius-Sparing robot-assisted radical prostatectomy guarantee optimal urinary continence recovery across all
Paolo Dell'Oglio1,2,3, Stefano Tappero4,5, Ofir Maltzman6
1Department of Urology, ASST Grande Ospedale Metropolitano Niguarda, Milan, Italy. paolo.delloglio@gmail.com.
Abstract:
The association between age at surgery and urinary continence (UC) recovery after Retzius-sparing robot-assisted radical prostatectomy (RS-RARP) is not well established. We addressed this knowledge gap, relying on a large series of 1,417 patients treated with RS-RARP at a high-volume centre between 2010 and 2021. Multivariable logistic models, as well as LOESS plot functions were performed. The probability of immediate, as well as 12-month UC-recovery progressively declined with increasing age at surgery, and per 5-years age at surgery increase reached the independent predictor status for both immediate and 12-month UC-recovery. These findings may significantly improve the quality of patient counseling regarding RS-RARP.
Related Concept Videos
Endoscopic Procedures IV: Sigmoidoscopy and Laproscopy
Sigmoidoscopy
Sigmoidoscopy is a diagnostic procedure that uses a flexible sigmoidoscope equipped with a light source and camera to examine the rectum and sigmoid colon. The procedure involves inserting the tube through the anus...
Kidney Transplant II: Surgical Procedure

