URINARY CONTINENCE AFTER RADICAL PROSTATECTOMY: THE COLUMBIA EXPERIENCE

Abstract

Using an anonymous self-administered questionnaire we found an 8.2% incontinence rate after radical prostatectomy. This rate was similar to that in large, single institutional studies in which physician interview was used to elicit responses but significantly less than that in a national sample of Medicare patients also given a self-administered questionnaire. With minimal potential for adverse consequences in the hands of experienced surgeons, radical prostatectomy remains well tolerated with excellent patient satisfaction.