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## Aim: To evaluate the efficacy of early duloxetine therapy in stress urinary incontinence occurring after radical prostatectomy (rp). ## Material and method: Patients that had rp were randomly divided into 2 groups following the removal of the urinary catheter. group a patients (n = 28) had pelvic floor exercise and duloxetine therapy. group b patients (n = 30) had only pelvic floor exercise. the incontinence status of the patients and number of pads were recorded and 1-hour pad test and turkish validation of international consultation on incontinence questionnaire-short form test were applied to the patients at the follow-up. ## Results: When the dry state of the patients was evaluated, 5, 17, 3, and 2 of 28 group a patients stated that they were completely dry in the 3rd, 6th, 9th and 12th month respectively and pad use was stopped. there was no continence in 30 group b in the first 3 months. twelve, 6, and 8 patients stated that they were completely dry in the 6th, 9th and 12th month, respectively. but 3 of 4 patients in whom dryness could not be provided were using a mean of 7.6 pads in the first day and a mean of 1.3 pads after 1 year. when pad use of the patients was evalua

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Author

Cabir Alan; Ali E. Eren; Ahmet R. Ersay; Hasan Kocoglu; Gokhan Basturk; Emrah Demirci

Publisher

Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health)

Published

2015

Language

EN

Field

Medicine (Health Sciences)