title: The artificial urinary sphincter (AS 800): experience in 166 consecutive patients.
abstract: The artificial urinary sphincter model AS 800 was implanted in 166 patients with incontinence of various etiologies. Followup ranged from 6 to 94 months, with a mean of 41.6 months. Patient age ranged from 5 to 84 years, with a mean age of 59.4 years. There were 10 female patients (6%) and 156 male patients (94%). The cuff was implanted around the bladder neck in 27 patients (16%) and around the bulbous urethra in 139 (84%). A total of 40 reoperations (27 revisions and 13 device removals) was performed in 32 of 166 patients (19.3%). There were 13 mechanical device failures (7.8%), 11 cuff erosions (6.6%) and 2 periprosthetic infections (1.2%). Total or near total continence was achieved in 125 patients (75.3%), while 25 (15.1%) had improved urinary control.
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Ohio 44195-5041.
authors.forename: D K
authors.initials: DK
authors.lastname: Montague
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D019736:Prostheses and Implants; D012086:Reoperation; D014521:Urethra / Q000601:surgery*; D001743:Urinary Bladder / Q000601:surgery; D014549:Urinary Incontinence / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*