Questionnaire Surveys for Evalution of Quality of Life and Problems in Patients with Orthotopic Neobladder after Cystectomy.
10.2185/jjrm.50.40
- VernacularTitle:自排尿型代用ぼうこう造設患者の生活実態調査
- Author:
Sachiko TOYAMA
;
Tsutomu NISHIYAMA
;
Mineko KOSAKAI
;
Masahiro TERUNUMA
;
Kazuko KOBAYASHI
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- From:Journal of the Japanese Association of Rural Medicine
2001;50(1):40-44
- CountryJapan
- Language:Japanese
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Abstract:
Questionnaire survey were conducted three times to evalute the social life and functional problems in patients with orthotopic neobladder after cystectomy. A total of 34 responses were collected froml9 patients with a mean age of 66 years at diagnosis. The patients with orthotopic neobladder were found to be troubled with prolonged urinary incontinence such as nocturnal enuresis and stress incontinence. The problems was deteriorating the quality of life of the patients.
