Urinary Sphincter, Artificial
"Urinary Sphincter, Artificial" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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An artifical implanted device, usually in the form of an inflatable silicone cuff, inserted in or around the bladder neck in the surgical treatment of urinary incontinence caused by sphincter weakness. Often it is placed around the bulbous urethra in adult males. The artificial urinary sphincter is considered an alternative to urinary diversion.
| Descriptor ID |
D016741
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E07.695.850 E07.858.082.900
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| Concept/Terms |
Urinary Sphincter, Artificial- Urinary Sphincter, Artificial
- Artificial Urinary Sphincter
- Artificial Urinary Sphincters
- Sphincter, Artificial Urinary
- Sphincters, Artificial Urinary
- Urinary Sphincters, Artificial
- Genitourinary Sphincter, Artificial
- Artificial Genitourinary Sphincter
- Artificial Genitourinary Sphincters
- Genitourinary Sphincters, Artificial
- Sphincter, Artificial Genitourinary
- Sphincters, Artificial Genitourinary
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Urinary Sphincter, Artificial" by people in Profiles.
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Prebay ZJ, Fu D, Hochberg AR, Chung PH. Androgen deprivation therapy does not increase rates for reintervention, complication, or infection in primary penile implant or artificial urinary sphincter surgery: a retrospective cohort study from the TriNetX network. Int J Impot Res. 2025 Nov; 37(11):896-901.
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Prebay ZJ, Fu DH, Chung PH. Androgens and Urethral Health: How Hypogonadism Affects Postoperative Outcomes of Patients Undergoing Artificial Urinary Sphincter or Inflatable Penile Prosthesis Placement. Urology. 2024 02; 184:266-271.
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Prebay ZJ, Foss H, Ebbott D, Hyman J, Li M, Chung PH. Do Sodium-Glucose Co-Transporter 2 Inhibitors Increase the Risk of Urologic Implant Reintervention? Urology. 2023 04; 174:191-195.
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Clark CB, Kucherov V, Klonieck E, Shenot PJ, Das AK. Management of urinary incontinence following treatment of prostate disease. Can J Urol. 2021 08; 28(S2):38-43.
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Chung PH, Leong JY, Teplitsky S, Shenot PJ, Das AK, Gomella LG. Next-generation DNA sequencing for infected genitourinary implants: How I do it. Can J Urol. 2020 10; 27(5):10418-10423.
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Chung PH, Esposito P, Wessells H, Voelzke BB. Incidence of Stress Urinary Incontinence After Posterior Urethroplasty for Radiation-induced Urethral Strictures. Urology. 2018 Apr; 114:188-192.
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Chung PH, Morey AF, Tausch TJ, Simhan J, Scott JF. High submuscular placement of urologic prosthetic balloons and reservoirs: 2-year experience and patient-reported outcomes. Urology. 2014 Dec; 84(6):1535-40.
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Malaeb BS, Elliott SP, Lee J, Anderson DW, Timm GW. Novel artificial urinary sphincter in the canine model: the tape mechanical occlusive device. Urology. 2011 Jan; 77(1):211-6.
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Kryger JV, Gonz?lez R, Barthold JS. Surgical management of urinary incontinence in children with neurogenic sphincteric incompetence. J Urol. 2000 Jan; 163(1):256-63.
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Chancellor MB, Rivas DA, Abdill CK, Staas WE, Bennett CJ, Finocchiaro MV, Razi S, Bennett JK, Green BG, Foote JE, et al. Management of sphincter dyssynergia using the sphincter stent prosthesis in chronically catheterized SCI men. J Spinal Cord Med. 1995 Apr; 18(2):88-94.