Table 2.

Postoperative visit improvements in continence and potency

Postoperative visit	SUI	Potency	PSA (ng/mL)	AUA symptom score
Visit #1: 4 weeks post‐prostatectomy	Minimal SUI utilizing 1 pad/day without notable leakage	Erections with 75% rigidity without the use of oral PDE‐5i. Erection satisfactory for penetrative sexual intercourse	N/A	16
Visit #2: 3 months post‐prostatectomy	Improvement in SUI utilizing 1 pad/multiple days	Erections with 100% rigidity (SHIM score 17) without the use of oral PDE‐5i	Undetectable (<0.01 ng/mL)	5
Visit #3: 6 months post‐prostatectomy	Improvement in SUI utilizing 0 pads/day	Erections with 100% rigidity (SHIM score 24) without the use of oral PDE‐5i	Undetectable (<0.01 ng/mL)	5