Artificial Urinary Sphincter in Male Patients with Spina Bifida: Comparison of Perioperative and Functional Outcomes between Bulbar Urethra and Bladder Neck Cuff Placement

Abstract

In male patients with spinal dysraphism morbidity and functional outcomes were similar for bladder neck and bulbar urethra cuff placement but with a trend toward longer survival without explantation in the bladder neck group. Clean intermittent catheterization was the only predictor of shorter device survival on multivariate analysis.