Nature

Artificial Urinary Sphincter and Stress Urinary Incontinence in Women

Stress urinary incontinence (SUI) in women represents a significant clinical challenge, often undermining quality of life and daily functioning. While midurethral slings currently constitute the ...
Medscape

Artificial Urinary Sphincter Implantation: Perineal vs Penoscrotal Approaches

This retrospective review evaluated outcomes of penoscrotal (PS) and perineal artificial urinary sphincter (AUS) placement. A total of 120 patients available for follow-up underwent single-cuff AUS ...
MD&M East

Smart Artificial Urinary Sphincter Advances Bid for FDA Approval

UroMems reported it met the six-month primary endpoint for the “first-ever” female implanted with the UroActive System. The UroActive System, the first smart automated artificial urinary sphincter to ...
MedPage Today

At Long Last, Hard Data to Support Artificial Urinary Sphincter in Male Incontinence

LAS VEGAS -- After decades of use, the artificial urinary sphincter (AUS) finally has high-level evidence of its safety and efficacy for stress urinary incontinence (SUI) in men. What's more, patients ...
Becker's ASC

First Artificial Sphincter Could Treat Fecal, Urinary Incontinence

Anal sphincters grown from living cells could be a treatment for fecal and urinary incontinence, according to a news release by Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center. In a study in Gastroenterology, Wake ...
Post-Bulletin

Mayo Clinic Q&A: Why some men experience urinary leaks — or incontinence

DEAR MAYO CLINIC: This is kind of embarrassing, but, for a while, I’ve been leaking urine. Can something be done to fix this incontinence problem? Up to 10% of men may experience stress incontinence ...