On the first day and at 1 , 3 and 6 months after catheter removal , the urinary continence rates in the TVSSLRP and nsELRP groups were 84 % vs 52 % ( P < 0.05 ) , 100 % vs 84 % , 100 % vs 96 % , and 100 % vs 96 % , respectively ; and at 3 , 6 and 12 months after surgery , the erectile potency rates were 48 % vs 28 % ( P < 0.05 ) , 64 % vs 52 % , and 76 % vs 68 % , respectively , with an IIEF-5 score 18 , all evidently higher in the TVSSLRP than in the nsELRP group .