The current role of the artificial urinary sphincter in male and female urinary incontinence

The evolution of the artificial urinary sphincter has affected the current surgical options for urinary incontinence. With its unique features, the artificial urinary sphincter (AUS) has been an attractive option for the treatment of urinary incontinence regardless of gender. The current paper discu...

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Main Authors:	Ab Rashid, Islah Munjih, Cho, Sun Yong, Son, Hwancheol
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Language:	English
Published:	Korean Society for Sexual Medicine and Andrology 2013
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spelling	iium-305812013-08-06T06:07:42Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/30581/ The current role of the artificial urinary sphincter in male and female urinary incontinence Ab Rashid, Islah Munjih Cho, Sun Yong Son, Hwancheol R Medicine (General) The evolution of the artificial urinary sphincter has affected the current surgical options for urinary incontinence. With its unique features, the artificial urinary sphincter (AUS) has been an attractive option for the treatment of urinary incontinence regardless of gender. The current paper discusses the indications, contraindications, types of devices, surgical approaches, outcomes, and complications of the AUS in the treatment of both male and female urinary incontinence. A PubMed review of the available literature was performed and articles reporting implantation of artificial urinary sphincters for urinary incontinence in both male and female patients were evaluated. There was a comparable satisfactory continence rate after the implantation of an AUS (59∼ 97% in males vs. 60∼92% in females). In comparison, there were some differences in the indications, contraindications, surgical approaches, outcomes, and complications of the AUS implanted for urinary incontinence in male and female patients. AUS implantation is a safe and effective surgical option for the treatment of urinary incontinence of various etiologies. Continuous evolution of the device has made it an attractive option for the treatment of both male and female urinary incontinence. Korean Society for Sexual Medicine and Andrology 2013-04 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/30581/1/wjmh-31-21.pdf Ab Rashid, Islah Munjih and Cho, Sun Yong and Son, Hwancheol (2013) The current role of the artificial urinary sphincter in male and female urinary incontinence. The World Journal of Men's Heal, 31 (1). pp. 21-30. ISSN 2287-4690 (O), 2287-4208 (P) http://wjmh.org/DOIx.php?id=10.5534/wjmh.2013.31.1.21 10.5534/wjmh.2013.31.1.21
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spellingShingle	R Medicine (General) Ab Rashid, Islah Munjih Cho, Sun Yong Son, Hwancheol The current role of the artificial urinary sphincter in male and female urinary incontinence
description	The evolution of the artificial urinary sphincter has affected the current surgical options for urinary incontinence. With its unique features, the artificial urinary sphincter (AUS) has been an attractive option for the treatment of urinary incontinence regardless of gender. The current paper discusses the indications, contraindications, types of devices, surgical approaches, outcomes, and complications of the AUS in the treatment of both male and female urinary incontinence. A PubMed review of the available literature was performed and articles reporting implantation of artificial urinary sphincters for urinary incontinence in both male and female patients were evaluated. There was a comparable satisfactory continence rate after the implantation of an AUS (59∼ 97% in males vs. 60∼92% in females). In comparison, there were some differences in the indications, contraindications, surgical approaches, outcomes, and complications of the AUS implanted for urinary incontinence in male and female patients. AUS implantation is a safe and effective surgical option for the treatment of urinary incontinence of various etiologies. Continuous evolution of the device has made it an attractive option for the treatment of both male and female urinary incontinence.
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author	Ab Rashid, Islah Munjih Cho, Sun Yong Son, Hwancheol
author_facet	Ab Rashid, Islah Munjih Cho, Sun Yong Son, Hwancheol
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title	The current role of the artificial urinary sphincter in male and female urinary incontinence
title_short	The current role of the artificial urinary sphincter in male and female urinary incontinence
title_full	The current role of the artificial urinary sphincter in male and female urinary incontinence
title_fullStr	The current role of the artificial urinary sphincter in male and female urinary incontinence
title_full_unstemmed	The current role of the artificial urinary sphincter in male and female urinary incontinence
title_sort	current role of the artificial urinary sphincter in male and female urinary incontinence
publisher	Korean Society for Sexual Medicine and Andrology
publishDate	2013
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The current role of the artificial urinary sphincter in male and female urinary incontinence

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