title: Urethral Strictures and Artificial Urinary Sphincter Placement.
abstract: Patients undergoing artificial urinary sphincter (AUS) placement often have complex medical and surgical histories, such as radical prostatectomy, endoscopic treatment of urethral strictures, previous AUS placement, and prior open urethral surgery. Urethral strictures at the bladder neck, membranous urethra, or site of a previous AUS erosion are problems that profoundly affect the timing and treatment success of AUS placement. Understanding the complexities and outcomes in this subset of patients is the only way to inform shared decision making about treatment of urinary incontinence.
authors.affiliation: Genitourinary Injury and Reconstructive Urology, Department of Surgery, University of Utah, 30 North 1900 East, Room # 3B420, Salt Lake City, UT 84132, USA. Electronic address: Jeremy.myers@hsc.utah.edu.
authors.forename: Jeremy B
authors.initials: JB
authors.lastname: Myers
authors.affiliation: Genitourinary Injury and Reconstructive Urology, Department of Surgery, University of Utah, 30 North 1900 East, Room # 3B420, Salt Lake City, UT 84132, USA.
authors.forename: William O
authors.initials: WO
authors.lastname: Brant
authors.affiliation: Genitourinary Injury and Reconstructive Urology, Department of Surgery, University of Utah, 30 North 1900 East, Room # 3B420, Salt Lake City, UT 84132, USA.
authors.forename: James N
authors.initials: JN
authors.lastname: Hotaling
authors.affiliation: Genitourinary Injury and Reconstructive Urology, Department of Surgery, University of Utah, 30 North 1900 East, Room # 3B420, Salt Lake City, UT 84132, USA.
authors.forename: Sara M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Lenherr
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011468:Prostatectomy / Q000009:adverse effects*; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014521:Urethra / Q000601:surgery*; D014525:Urethral Stricture / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D016741:Urinary Sphincter, Artificial
keywords: Artificial urinary sphincter; Complication; Erosion; Incontinence; Urethral stricture