Association between Fecal Incontinence and Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms and their Impact on the Quality of Life of Patients with Prostate Cancer

Abstract Objective  To evaluate the association of fecal incontinence (FI) and lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) in patients diagnosed with initial prostate cancer (PC) and after any therapeutic approach (surgery and radiotherapy). Methods  Cross-sectional study using the Cleveland Clinic Incontin...

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Published in:Journal of Coloproctology 2022-03, Vol.42 (1), p.032-037
Main Authors: Azevedo, Natália Burgos Freire, Abreu, Glícia Estevam de
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
fecal incontinence
GASTROENTEROLOGY & HEPATOLOGY
Original Article
prostate cancer
radical prostatectomy
radiotherapy
SURGERY
urinary incontinence
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Summary:Abstract Objective  To evaluate the association of fecal incontinence (FI) and lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) in patients diagnosed with initial prostate cancer (PC) and after any therapeutic approach (surgery and radiotherapy). Methods  Cross-sectional study using the Cleveland Clinic Incontinence Score (CCIS), the Fecal Incontinence Quality of Life (FIQL) questionnaire, and the International Consultation on Incontinence Questionnaire Overactive Bladder (ICIQ-OAB). Results  A total of 84 patients with PC were included: 40 of them had not started treatment, 31 were submitted to radical prostatectomy (RP), and 13 were submitted to radiotherapy (RT). Those submitted to RT presented higher scores on the ICIQ-OAB ( p  = 0.01). When comparing the whole sample reagarding the patients with and without FI, we observed that the incontinents presented a higher frequency of urinary incontinence (UI) ( p  
ISSN:2237-9363
2317-6423
2317-6423
DOI:10.1055/s-0042-1742620