Good afternoon doctors. i read that urinary incontinence is very common and even expected after a prostatectomy. is this referring to stress incontinence or to complete loss of ability to control urination?

Most cases of incontinence are a result of intraoperative damage to the native urinary sphincteric mechanisms, particularly the intrinsic sphincter component. Bladder denervation during prostatectomy is also a frequent cause of incontinence after the operation, resulting in impaired detrusor contractility and poor bladder compliance. Stress urinary incontinence is present in 95% of cases.

Good afternoon. Incontinence varies from an occasional stress leak to total loss of control and depends on many factors related to surgery