Radical prostatectomy: a focus on urinary continence

• Radical prostatectomy is the most commonly recommended treatment for patients diagnosed with localized prostate cancer who have a long life expectancy. • Radical prostatectomy has three major goals: cancer control, urinary continence and erectile function preservation. • A number of a priori patient characteristics cannot be modified and may eventually have an impact on urinary continence recovery. • However, physicians must make every effort to promote the best possible urinary continence recovery rates and quality by making changes and improvements to all editable elements, such as conservative surgical techniques, pelvic floor exercises and drug therapies.