Table 5 Continence recovery in the studies comparing intrafacial and interfacial nerve-sparing radical prostatectomy.

From: Intrafascial versus interfascial nerve sparing in radical prostatectomy for localized prostate cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Study

No. of cases, type

Method

Criterion

3 mo, %

6 mo, %

12 mo, %

36 mo, %

Stolzenburg7

200 ITR-NS

ICS

0–1 pads/d

74

87.9

93.2

—

200 ITE-NS

63

76.2

90

—

Zheng9

65 ITR-NS

Questionnaire

0–1 pads/d

80.4

87.5

96.6

—

130 ITE-NS

59.8

70.1

94

—

Khoder10

203 ITR-NS

Questionnaire

0 pad/d

66

—

90

—

163 ITE-NS

68

—

86

—

Ihsan-Tasci11

200 ITR-NS

Not described

Only safety pads used

—

—

80.5

—

41 ITE-NS

—

—

80.4

—

Khoder12

239 ITR-NS

Questionnaire

0 pad/d

56

—

70

85

181 ITE-NS

62

—

61

75

  1. ITR-NS = intrafacial nerve sparing; ITE-NS = interfacial nerve sparing; ICS = International Continence Society.