TOP Flat Magnetic Stimulation therapy for post-prostatectomy stress urinary incontinence.

BACKGROUND

The most frequent complication in subjects of a radical prostatectomy (RP) is represented by urinary incontinence (UI), which can arise following the destruction of the pelvic floor muscles.

OBJECTIVES

The aim of this retrospective analysis was to assess the effect of Flat Magnetic Stimulation (FMS) in treating male stress urine incontinence (SUI) following RP.

MATERIALS AND

METHODS

A total of 40 patients affected by SUI after RP, with a mean age of 56.8 (± 5.7) years old, underwent eight sessions with FMS. The Incontinence Impact Questionnaire-Short Form (IIQ-7) was administered from baseline up to 3 months of follow-up (3MFU) after the last treatment session. All possible adverse events were retrospective analysed.

RESULTS

The analysis demonstrates that the scores for each individual questionnaire item decreased from baseline up to 3MFU after the last treatment session, leading to a significant (p < 0.05) reduction in the total IIQ-7 median score from 71.35 (66.6-76.11) at baseline to 28.54 (38.05-23.78) at 3MFU after the last treatment session. No adverse events were recorded over the whole course of treatment.

Conclusions

Our findings reveal that this technology may serve as a convenient and alternative treatment option for stress-caused urinary incontinence following RP.