PD32-12 REFILLABLE ARTIFICIAL URINARY SPHINCTER ZSI 375 PF: SPANISH MULTICENTRE EXPERIENCE

The Artificial Urinary Sphincter

Artificial urinary sphincter

Although currently still the gold standard treatment for post-prostatectomy urinary incontinence, the artificial urinary sphincter (AUS) (AMS800) is an invasive procedure with associated risks factors. In this paper, we aim to outline what the scientific literature and what we personally believe are the factors that are useful and/or necessary to mitigate these risks, including both patient fac...

Male urinary incontinence: Artificial sphincter.

The Guidelines Project, an initiative of the Brazilian Medical Association, aims to combine information from the medical field in order to standardize procedures to assist the reasoning and decision-making of doctors. The information provided through this project must be assessed and criticized by the physician responsible for the conduct that will be adopted, depending on the conditions and th...

[Clinical experience with the artificial urinary sphincter AMS 800 for male incontinence].

BACKGROUND The aim of this study is to evaluate the therapeutic efficacy of artificial urinary sphincter AMS 800 implants for male patients with urinary incontinence. METHODS Eleven male patients with urinary incontinence were treated by implantation of the artificial urinary sphincter AMS 800 between 1988 and 1992. Patient age at the surgery ranged from 14 to 79 years, with a mean age of 58 ...

Artificial Urinary Sphincters—Early Experience

urethra (figs 2 and 3). The cuff when inflated compresses the urethra maintaining continence. If the patient wishes to micturate he/she squeezes the control pump which is situated in the scrotum or labia. This pumps fluid from the cuff to the balloon reservoir thus deflating the cuff and allowing micturition. The cuff refills automatically over a few minutes. The AMS 800 also has a deactivation...