Treatment of urinary incontinence by the Scott-Bradley-Timm artificial sphincter. A report of eight cases.
Eight patients were treated with an implantable artificial urinary sphincter. Five patients had neurogenic bladders, two had postprostatectomy incontinence and one severe recurring stress incontinence. The main problem was mechanical failure of the device in four patients. The present results (follow up two to ten months) may be classified as satisfactory in six and unsatisfactory in two patients.
D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D019736:Prostheses and Implants / Q000295:instrumentation; D014521:Urethra / Q000601:surgery; D001743:Urinary Bladder / Q000601:surgery; D001750:Urinary Bladder, Neurogenic / Q000601:surgery; D014549:Urinary Incontinence / Q000601:surgery*; D014550:Urinary Incontinence, Stress / Q000601:surgery