Results of artificial sphincter for the treatment of sphincter incontinence; [Résultat du sphincter artificiel en cas d'incontinence sphinctérienne.]
Revue médicale de Liège, Volume 54, No. 11, Year 1999
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47 patients were treated since 1987 by implantation of an artificial sphincter. The majority of female patients were operated for bladder neck hypermotility. In the male population, incontinence was mostly a complication of prostatic surgery. The indication, preoperatory assessment, surgical techniques and results are discussed. During a mean follow-up of 38 months, 92.9% of females remained perfectly continent and results were good in 76.7% of males. The results are similar to those reported in the literature.