Résumé
Urinary continence is fundamental to the quality of life. It has been determined that urinary incontinence is significantly associated with a decreased quality of life in multiple domains: physical, psychological, social, economic, and sexual. In 2017, prostate cancer in Metropolitan France had a prevalence of 643,156 men, with an incidence rate of 59,885 new cases in 2018. This cancer thus ranks as the most common cancer in men (24% of incident cancers in men, compared to 14% and 11% for lung and colorectal cancers, respectively). The standard treatment for this cancer is radical prostatectomy. Given its frequency, this surgical procedure is performed approximately 20,000 times per year. However, it is known to have a significant impact on urinary continence. The aim of this study is to analyze as much pre-, peri-, and postoperative data as possible to determine if there are any significant variables related to the persistence of urinary incontinence after 12 months or more of follow-up. In this series, only 2 out of 12 analyzed variables have a statistically significant impact on postoperative continence: prostate volume and the method of preserving the neurovascular bundles. Ultimately, it will be interesting to develop a predictive algorithm or nomogram for urinary incontinence after radical prostatectomy.