Table 2 Complications and postoperative urinary function outcomes according to prostate weight categories
<30 | ≥30, <50 | ≥50, <80 | ≥80 | P Value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Patients (n) | 17 | 130 | 46 | 6 | |
Intraoperative complications | 1 (5.9%) | 3 (2.3%) | 1 (2.2%) | 0 | 0.68 |
Posterior bladder injury | 0 | 2 (1.5%) | 1 (2.2%) | 0 | |
Rectal injury | 1 (5.9%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Ileum injury | 0 | 1 (0.8%) | 0 | 0 | |
Overall postoperative complications (Clavien classification) | |||||
I | 1 (5.9%) | 7 (5.4%) | 4 (8.7%) | 1 (16.7%) | 0.60 |
II | 1 (5.9%) | 2 (1.5%) | 1 (2.2%) | 0 | 0.68 |
III | 0 | 2 (1.5%) | 1 (2.2%) | 0 | 0.92 |
Selected postoperative complications | |||||
Urinary retention | 0 | 2 (1.5%) | 1 (2.2%) | 0 | 0.92 |
Urinary leakage | 1 (5.9%) | 7 (5.4%) | 4 (8.7%) | 1 (16.7%) | 0.45 |
Bleeding | 1 (5.9%) | 2 (1.5%) | 1 (2.2%) | 0 | 0.92 |
Urinary continence rate (pad-free rate) | |||||
1 month | 52.9% | 50.0% | 39.1% | 33.3% | 0.44 |
3 months | 52.9% | 51.5% | 41.3% | 33.3% | 0.47 |
6 months | 64.7% | 73.8% | 65.2% | 66.7% | 1.04 |
PSA recurrence | |||||
6 months | 1 (5.9%) | 8 (6.2%) | 3 (6.5%) | 0 | 0.34 |