title: [Treatment of severe post-prostatectomy stress urinary incontinence using AdVance sling].
abstract: Severe stress urinary incontinence (SUI) is usually treated by the implant of artificial sphincter positioned around bulbar urethra. AdVance sling is a functional, non-obstructive, anti-incontinence device that showed good results especially for mild and moderate SUI. We present our experience with AdVance sling in 7 patients with severe SUI unfit for artificial sphincter. Our results, after a follow-up of more than 6 months, showed a continence rate of 28% and an improvement rate of 43%, while 2 patients did not show any benefit. The success of AdVance sling depends on the integrity of urethral sphincter and can be applied also in selected cases for the treatment of severe post-prostatectomy stress urinary incontinence.
authors: Dipartimento di Medicina Interna Malattie Cardiovascolari e Nefrourologiche, Sezione di Urologia, A.O.U. Policlinico P. Giaccone di Palermo, Università degli Studi di Palermo, Italy. marco.vella@libero.it
authors: Marco
authors: M
authors: Vella
authors: Salvatore
authors: S
authors: Romeo
authors: Gioacchino
authors: G
authors: Leto
authors: Costanza
authors: C
authors: Salamone
authors: Darwin
authors: D
authors: Melloni
mesh_terms: D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000601:surgery / Q000628:therapy; D000368:Aged; D017024:Chemotherapy, Adjuvant; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D048909:Diabetes Complications; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000150:complications; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D011468:Prostatectomy / Q000379:methods; D011471:Prostatic Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery / Q000628:therapy; D019736:Prostheses and Implants; D019919:Prosthesis Implantation / Q000379:methods; D018714:Radiotherapy, Adjuvant / Q000009:adverse effects; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014550:Urinary Incontinence, Stress / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*