title: End-stage renal disease due to hydronephrosis in a patient with artificial urinary sphincter.
abstract: In this report we describe the case of a 65-year-old diabetic patient who developed hydronephrosis and irreversible end-stage renal disease nine years after the placement of an AMS 800™ artificial urinary sphincter. This was due to non-compliance with the voiding regime and lack of follow-up after the placement of the urinary sphincter.
authors.affiliation: Department of Nephrology, Laiko General Hospital, Athens, Greece. george.kosmadakis@googlemail.com
authors.forename: George
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Kosmadakis
authors.forename: Despoina
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Smirloglou
authors.forename: Athina
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Gobou
authors.forename: Theodoros
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Draganis
authors.forename: Spiridon
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Michail
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D006801:Humans; D006869:Hydronephrosis / Q000209:etiology*; D007676:Kidney Failure, Chronic / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D008297:Male; D010349:Patient Compliance; D006435:Renal Dialysis; D014549:Urinary Incontinence / Q000601:surgery*; D016741:Urinary Sphincter, Artificial / Q000009:adverse effects*; D013521:Urologic Surgical Procedures, Male / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000295:instrumentation