Vishu Chandrasekhar

This study assessed how functional satisfaction and quality of life outcomes of the artificial urinary sphincter (AUS) were affected in patients who received radiation for prostate cancer. A secondary analysis was conducted based on the Artificial Urinary Sphincter Clinical Outcomes (AUSCO) study, a prospective multi-institutional study.

Hadley M. Wood is the corresponding and senior author. For a complete list of individuals of the AUSCO Collaboration Group, see the Acknowledgments section. V.Chandrasekhar, M. R.Kaufman, A. C.Peterson, et al., “One-Year Functional Satisfaction and Quality of Life Outcomes of Patients With a History of Radiotherapy With Artificial Urinary Sphincters,” Neurourology and Urodynamics0 (2026): 1–9, https://doi.org/10.1002/nau.70321.

The impact of preoperative bladder function on outcomes of simple prostatectomy (SP) is unknown. The goal of this study was to determine if detrusor contractility affects postoperative catheter-free status in patients undergoing SP for benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH). Patients who underwent SP (either open or minimally invasive) from 2017 to 2024 at our institution and had preoperative urodynamics were identified retrospectively.