Atherosclerosis as a predictor of delayed recovery from lower urinary tract dysfunction after robot-assisted laparoscopic radical prostatectomy

Aims The aim of the present study was to investigate whether atherosclerosis could be associated with lower urinary tract dysfunction in the early postoperative period after robot-assisted laparoscopic radical prostatectomy (RARP). Methods Eighty consecutive patients undergoing RARP were investigated. The severity of atherosclerosis was evaluated by the cardio-ankle vascular index (CAVI) before RARP. Patients were divided into two groups, the atherosclerotic group (CAVI ≥9.0) and the control group (CAVI