Readjustable transobturator sling: a novel sling procedure for male urinary incontinence.
Post-prostatectomy incontinence remains a significant problem for both patients and urologists. We report a case and the surgical technique of successful sling in the treatment of post-prostatectomy urinary incontinence. Sling surgery was performed on a 69-year-old male patient with severe urinary incontinence (6 pads/day) following radical prostatectomy. The procedure was conducted through the transobturator approach using a sling with a silicone foam pad to protect the urethra. At the 7-month follow-up the patient is using only 1 pad/day. We consider this operation an alternative to artificial urinary sphincter in cases of male sphincter incontinence.
Palma
Paulo C R
PC
Division of Urology, Universidade Estadual de Campinas, UNICAMP, Campinas, Brazil.
Dambros
Míriam
M
Thiel
Marcelo
M
Romano
Victor
V
Griguol
Osvaldo
O
Riccetto
Cássio L Z
CL
Netto
Nelson R
NR
D000368:Aged; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D019736:Prostheses and Implants; D011474:Prosthesis Design; D014549:Urinary Incontinence / Q000601:surgery*; D013521:Urologic Surgical Procedures, Male / Q000379:methods*