A clinical overview of the treatment of post-prostatectomy incontinence

This article discusses benign prostatic hyperplasia, which may be treated by a transurethral resection of prostate and prostate cancer which in turn may be treated by a radical prostatectomy. During both operations the bladder neck sphincter is damaged and continence relies on a competent external urethral sphincter. After surgery men may suffer from stress urinary incontinence, urge urinary incontinence and erectile dysfunction. Men undergoing prostatectomy would benefit from pre- and post-prostatectomy pelvic floor exercises including advice on how and when to perform them. Pelvic floor exercises can significantly help men with urinary incontinence and erectile dysfunction.