title: Surgical implantation of the artificial urinary sphincter.
abstract: The surgery necessary for sphincter placement is much more difficult than that required during the placement of penile prostheses, and there is definitely an associated learning curve. The risks of complications are present, but for a patient with the severe social and psychological disability of urinary incontinence, these risks are generally acceptable.
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, St. Louis University School of Medicine, Missouri.
authors.forename: J G
authors.initials: JG
authors.lastname: Gregory
authors.forename: R O
authors.initials: RO
authors.lastname: Parra
authors.forename: M H
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Purcell
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D019736:Prostheses and Implants; D011474:Prosthesis Design; D014521:Urethra / Q000601:surgery*; D001743:Urinary Bladder / Q000601:surgery*; D014549:Urinary Incontinence / Q000601:surgery*