In men, Kegel exercises are primarily a first-line therapy in men with urinary incontinence after a radical prostatectomy. Studies have demonstrated that patients should start pelvic floor muscle therapy prior to radical prostatectomy and continue postoperatively for the best results. Overactive bladder...
Post-prostatectomy Urinary incontinence (PPUI) due to open or robotic surgery has a negative impact on patients' psycho-social well-being and leads to altered quality of life (Kielb and Dunn in J Urol 166:958-61, 2001). Sphincteric incompetence overall remains the primary cause of PPUI, ...
Objective: To reveal the effect of preoperative Kegel exercises on early period continence rates after open radical prostatectomy Materials and Methods: Data of patients with open radical prostatectomy between January 2019 and July 2022, in a tertiary academic health center were retrospe...