Improving early urinary continence recovery after radical prostatectomy by applying a sutureless technique for maximal preservation of the intrapelvic urethra: A 17-year single-surgeon experience.

Maximal sparing of intrapelvic urethral length through sutureless vesico-urethral alignment technique results in excellent early urinary continence recovery after radical prostatectomy. A more advanced tumor stage (T1/T2), a higher Gleason score, high preoperative prostate-specific antigen, as well as positive surgical margin are risk factors of postoperative incontinence in patients who undergo radical prostatectomy.