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The aim of our narrative review was to identify and synthesise the latest evidence on pre-, intra- and post-operative factors and predictors that contribute to early continence recovery after RP. In this narrative review, primary resources were identified by searching PubMed, EMBASE and Medline, and secondary resources were collected by cross-referencing citations in the relevant articles. We started our review by searching for systematic reviews of factors and predictors that contribute to early recovery of urinary continence after RP. We then reviewed societal guidelines such as the American Urological Association and European Urological Association guidelines on male urinary incontinence. This review focuses on the pre-, intra and postoperative factors that influence postoperative SUI after RP, as well as highlighting modifications in surgical techniques that lead to early continence recovery. Increasing age, higher BMI, shorter membranous urethral length (MUL), and larger PV are independent prognostic factors for SUI within 3 months after RP. Factors such as modified surgical technique preservation of anatomical structure lead to influence postoperative early continence recovery. SUI after RP is influenced by various factors. These factors include not only anatomical landmarks and patient-related factors such as age, BMI, length of MUL and prostate volume, but also prior transurethral resection or laser enucleation of the prostate, the surgeon\u2019s expertise, the surgical approach and NS technique.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/jcm13226780","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2024,11,12]],"date-time":"2024-11-12T06:28:32Z","timestamp":1731392912000},"page":"6780","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":13,"title":["Factors Contributing to Early Recovery of Urinary Continence Following Radical Prostatectomy: A Narrative Review"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"13","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-3078-5406","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Bara","family":"Barakat","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Urology Centre, Albertusstra\u00dfe 17, 41061 Moenchengladbach, Germany"},{"name":"Department of Urology and Pediatric Urology, Hospital Viersen, 41747 Viersen, Germany"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Boris","family":"Hadaschik","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Urology, University Hospital Essen, 45147 Essen, Germany"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Mulham","family":"Al-Nader","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Urology, University Hospital Essen, 45147 Essen, Germany"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Samer","family":"Schakaki","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Urology, Hospital Kassel, 34125 Kassel, Germany"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"1968","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2024,11,11]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref_1","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"394","DOI":"10.3322\/caac.21492","article-title":"Global cancer statistics 2018: GLOBOCAN estimates of incidence and mortality worldwide for 36 cancers in 185 countries","volume":"68","author":"Bray","year":"2018","journal-title":"CA Cancer J. 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