ARTIFICIAL URINARY SPHINCTER FOR POST-RADICAL PROSTATECTOMY URINARY INCONTINENCE: LONG-TERM SUBJECTIVE RESULTS

Abstract

The artificial urinary sphincter is a viable treatment option for post-radical prostatectomy incontinence with a high rate of continence and satisfaction for a long period after the procedure. Patients should be informed that complications necessitating device revision and explantation may appear late in followup. A standard definition of treatment success and studies of homogenous groups of patients with an artificial urinary sphincter would enable better understanding and patient education in the future.