Sphincter Articles

In 2010, we published a review summarising the available literature on surgical anatomy of the prostate and adjacent structures involved in cancer control and the functional outcome of prostatectomy.

Mayo Clinic Reviews in Urology 2014 - Artificial Urinary Sphincter Reimplantation Following Prior Device Erosion or Infection

Brian J. Linder, MD

To assess the intra/inter-observer reliability of cystoscopic sphincter evaluation (CSE) in men undergoing sling surgery for urinary incontinence and if possible to evaluate its correlation with the final clinical decision.

To assess the outcomes after artificial urinary sphincter (AUS) implantation in older women aged over 75 years.

A monocentric retrospective study included all non-neurological women aged over 75 years suffering from stress urinary incontinence (SUI) due to intrinsic sphincter deficiency and undergoing an AUS placement between 1991 and 2015.

To report the functional outcomes of robot-assisted laparoscopic artificial urinary sphincter (AUS, AMS 800TM ) implantation and revision in women with stress urinary incontinence.

A pilot prospective monocentric study included all consecutive female patients suffering from stress urinary incontinence and undergoing an AUS surgery (implantation or revision) using a robotic approach between 2012 and 2018.

To compare urethral sphincter measurements in women with different urodynamic diagnoses using three-dimensional transperineal ultrasound (TPU).

Women with lower urinary tract dysfunction having urodynamic studies (UDS) were prospectively recruited to this study.