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