Urologie pro praxi 3/2017

Factors affecting continence after radical prostatectomy

Radical prostatectomy is the single most common cause of stress incontinence in males. It significantly reduces the quality of everyday life of the patients, especially those who are younger and more active. The aim of this review is to analyse possible etiological factors of incontinence after RP.

Keywords: radical prostatectomy, prostate cancer, stress urinary incontinence, postprostatectomy incontinence.