The Impacts of Radical Gynecologic Surgery and Radiotherapyon Lower Urinary Tract of Patients with Cervix and Uterine Cancer

Abstract

Objectives: To analyze lower urinary system complications after hysterectomy and radiotherapy in patients with cervixand uterine cancer. Methods: Our prospective study included urogynecologic symptoms assessment and urodynamic findings of 70 casesbefore and after surgery, radiotherapy or combined treatment. Results: After the treatment of uterine and cervix cancer either by surgery or radiotherapy, the complains of frequency,nocturia, dysuria and urgency were not found to be statistically significant differences (p>0.05). However the capacityand the compliance of the bladder were found to be decreased significantly after radiotherapy and combined therapy(p0.05). However the number of patients with detrusor overactivity after radiotherapy and combined therapy increased significantly when compared those treatments by radical surgery (p