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The Artificial Urinary Sphincter

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Since the first implantation of the artificial urinary sphincter in 1973, thousands of men, women, and children have regained urinary continence, thanks to Dr. Brantley Scott. With long-term data now available, the AUS has become widely used with satisfactory outcomes. Multiple large series have confirmed the AUS to be a durable treatment for sphincter deficiency patients even in patients with neurogenic bladder, radiation treatment, bladder neck contracture, failed slings or injectables, mixed urinary incontinence, or low detrusor pressures. More experience is needed to evaluate the AUS in men with incontinence following minimally invasive treatment of prostate cancer with more contemporary technologies such as brachytherapy, proton therapy, or high-intensity focused ultrasound.

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  1. Department of Urology, Houston Methodist Hospital, 6560 Fannin, Suite 2100, Houston, TX, 77030, USA

    Rose Khavari M.D. & Timothy Boone M.D., Ph.D.

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    Gopal H. Badlani

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Khavari, R., Boone, T. (2014). The Artificial Urinary Sphincter. In: Badlani, G. (eds) Minimally Invasive Therapy for Urinary Incontinence and Pelvic Organ Prolapse. Current Clinical Urology. Humana Press, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4939-0008-4_8

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