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2. Management of prostate cancer - Wikipedia

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   Radical prostatectomy, transurethral resection of the prostate (TURP), and radiation therapy are the main causes of stress incontinence in men, with radical prostatectomy being the top cause. [19] In most cases, the incontinence resolves within 12 months with conservative treatment.

3. Surgery for benign prostatic hyperplasia - Wikipedia

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   Urinary incontinence can happen after prostate surgery, especially stress urinary incontinence. The prostate is located right beneath the bladder, and surrounds the urethral sphincter. Any damage to the sphincter or surrounding muscles and nerves can lead to urinary incontinence.

4. Urinary retention - Wikipedia

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   By the age of 70, almost 10 percent of males have some degree of BPH and 33% have it by the eighth decade of life. While BPH rarely causes sudden urinary retention, the condition can become acute in the presence of certain medications including antihypertensives, antihistamines, and antiparkinson medications, and after spinal anaesthesia or stroke.

5. Urethral sphincters - Wikipedia

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   In men, prostate surgery (prostatectomy, TURP, etc) and radiation therapy can damage the sphincter and cause stress incontinence. [7] Neurogenic bladder dysfunction can involve a malfunctioning urethral sphincter. [8] Urge incontinence can happen when the urethra cannot hold the urine in as the bladder contracts uncontrollably. [9]

6. Stress incontinence - Wikipedia

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   Another procedure to treat incontinence is the use of an artificial urinary sphincter, more used in men than in women. In this procedure, the surgeon enters and wraps the cuff of the artificial urinary sphincter around the urethra, in the same manner a blood pressure cuff wraps around your arm. The device includes a pump implanted under the ...

7. Travel Guru Rick Steves Says Prostate Surgery 'Incontinence ...

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   According to the Cleveland Clinic, between 6% and 8% of people who have had surgery to remove their prostate will develop some type of urinary incontinence, but it is usually temporary.