Long-term continence outcomes in men undergoing radical prostatectomy for clinically localized prostate cancer

Background: Urinary incontinence is a common short-term complication of radical prostatectomy (RP). Little is known about the long-term impact of RP on continence. Objective: To elucidate the long-term progression of continence after RP. Design, setting, and participants: From October 2000 through September 2012, 1788 men undergoing open RP for clinically localized prostate cancer by a single surgeon at an urban tertiary care center prospectively signed consent to be followed before RP and at 3, 6, 12, 24, 96, and 120 mo after RP. A consecutive sampling method was used and all men were included in this study. Intervention: Men underwent open RP.