[Paraurethral ballon implantation in the treatment of male urinary incontinence. La Paz University Hospital experience].
OBJECTIVE
We want to show our experience with paraurethral balloon implantation in the treatment of male urinary incontinence.


METHODS
We retrospectively reviewed our series from March 2003 to March 2007, including 69 male patients with urinary incontinence, most of them after radical prostatectomy.


RESULTS
6 patients did not have their first follow-up visit after surgery. Mean follow-up was 22 months (3-48). 57.14% of the patients (36/63 do not need pads, and 12.69% use one safety pad (8/63); therefore 69.83% (44/63) of the patients are dry or use one safety pad. If we stratify patients by incontinence severity, 81.25% of the patients with mild incontinence and 59.25% with moderate incontinence are dry. Nevertheless, only 35% of the patients with severe incontinence are dry (no protection).


CONCLUSIONS
In our experience, we believe that paraurethral balloon implantation could be the first therapeutic option for mild and moderate male urinary incontinence.
Cansino Alcaide
José Ramón
JR
Servicio de Urología, Hospital Universitario La Paz, Madrid, España. urocansino@yahoo.es
Alvarez Maestro
Mario
M
Martín Hernández
Mario
M
Cabrera Castillo
Pedro Manuel
PM
Pérez-Utrilla Pérez
Manuel
M
Rodríguez de Bethencourt
Fermín
F
Hidalgo Togores
Luís
L
De la Peña Barthel
Jesús Javier
JJ
D000368:Aged; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D019736:Prostheses and Implants; D011474:Prosthesis Design; D019919:Prosthesis Implantation / Q000379:methods; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D014549:Urinary Incontinence / Q000628:therapy*; D013521:Urologic Surgical Procedures, Male / Q000379:methods