Current use of the artificial urinary sphincter and its long-term durability: A nationwide survey in Japan

International Journal of Urology

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 101-104

  Arai, Yoichi ^a   Takei, Mineo ^b   Nonomura, Katsuya ^c   Baba, Shiro ^d   Habuchi, Tomonori ^e   Matsuda, Tadashi ^f   Takahashi, Satoru ^g   Igawa, Mikio ^h   Kaiho, Yasuhiro ^a   Nakagawa, Haruo ^a  

^a TOHOKU UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b HARASANSHIN HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^c HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^d KITASATO UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^e AKITA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^f KANSAI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^g NIHON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^h SHIMANE UNIVERSITY FACULTY OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Artificial urinary sphincter; Prostatectomy; Urinary incontinence

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLADDER SPHINCTER PROSTHESIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVICE INFECTION; DEVICE REMOVAL; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMPLANTATION; JAPAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MICTURITION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATECTOMY; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URINE INCONTINENCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; JAPAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSTHESIS IMPLANTATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URINARY INCONTINENCE; URINARY SPHINCTER, ARTIFICIAL; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 58149201281     PISSN: 09198172     EISSN: 14422042     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1442-2042.2008.02176.x     Document Type: Article

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