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Urinary incontinence is a common problem encoun-tered after prostatectomy. After a trial of conserva-tive management, men are generally left with a choice of surgery, drainage or absorbent devices, or a penile compression device. Artificial urinary sphincter is the current gold standard for manage-ment of post-prostatectomy incontinence with acceptable long-term success rates. However, in patients who are not fit to undergo another surgery or cannot afford these devices, especially in develop-ing countries, penile compression devices come in handy. Use of these devices has been shown to cause a significant reduction in Incontinence Impact Questionnaire scores in different studies.1 However, these devices have the risk of complications such a