Treatment of postprostatectomy incontinence: Is the bulbourethral sling a viable alternative to the artificial urinary sphincter?

Current Urology Reports

Volumn 3, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 360-364

  Petrou, Steven P ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

Artificial Urinary Sphincter; Ischial Tuberosity; Pubic Tubercle; Suburethral Sling; Urethral Catheter

Indexed keywords

BLADDER SPHINCTER PROSTHESIS; HUMAN; MALE; MALE GENITAL SYSTEM SURGERY; PROSTATECTOMY; REVIEW; URETHRA; URINE INCONTINENCE;

HUMANS; MALE; PROSTATECTOMY; URETHRA; URINARY INCONTINENCE; URINARY SPHINCTER, ARTIFICIAL; UROLOGIC SURGICAL PROCEDURES, MALE;

EID: 1842870030     PISSN: 15272737     EISSN: 15346285     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11934-002-0077-5     Document Type: Article

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