title: Surgical success with AMS M800 GU sphincter for male incontinence.
abstract: Forty-two incontinent males were treated with the surgical implantation of the AMS M800 GU sphincter from 1982 to 1987. Patients' ages ranged from twenty-four to eighty-four years. All patients had the M800 GU sphincter deactivated from six to sixteen weeks post implantation. Patients were followed from seven to sixty months postoperatively with a mean follow-up of 26.2 months. Thirty-two males (76%) were completely continent post insertion of the M800 GU sphincter while 4 men (9%) experienced minimal to moderate stress incontinence. Two patients (5%) were unable to manipulate the device secondary to physical and/or mental incapacity. Four patients (9%) required removal of components or the entire GU sphincter secondary to infection and/or erosion. Two of these men were subsequently reimplanted with the M800 sphincter and are now totally continent.
authors.affiliation: Section of Urology, Pennsylvania Hospital, Philadelphia.
authors.forename: T R
authors.initials: TR
authors.lastname: Malloy
authors.forename: A J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Wein
authors.forename: V L
authors.initials: VL
authors.lastname: Carpiniello
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D019736:Prostheses and Implants / Q000009:adverse effects; D011474:Prosthesis Design; D012092:Replantation; D014521:Urethra; D014549:Urinary Incontinence / Q000628:therapy*; D014550:Urinary Incontinence, Stress / Q000209:etiology