EROSION RATE OF THE DOUBLE CUFF AMS800 ARTIFICIAL URINARY SPHINCTER -LONG-TERM FOLLOW-UP

Authors
KOWALCZYK JJ SPICER DL MULCAHY JJ
Citation
Jj. Kowalczyk et al., EROSION RATE OF THE DOUBLE CUFF AMS800 ARTIFICIAL URINARY SPHINCTER -LONG-TERM FOLLOW-UP, The Journal of urology, 156(4), 1996, pp. 1300-1301
Citations number
7
Categorie Soggetti
Urology & Nephrology
Journal title
The Journal of urology → ACNP
ISSN journal
00225347
Volume
156
Issue
4
Year of publication
1996
Pages
1300 - 1301
Database
ISI
SICI code
0022-5347(1996)156:4<1300:EROTDC>2.0.ZU;2-W
Abstract
Purpose: We reviewed the erosion rate of the double cuff artificial ur inary sphincter. Materials and Methods: Charts of 95 patients were eva luated for erosions and underlying etiology. Results: Ten patients had erosion of the cuffs, for an erosion rate of 10.5%. Of the 10 erosion s 4 (40%) were secondary to iatrogenic injuries. Conclusions: Addition of a second cuff to the artificial urinary sphincter remains a safe a lternative for patients with severe urinary stress incontinence.