 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.
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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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| 2018 | 2 | 0 | 2 | | 2017 | 2 | 0 | 2 | | 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2009 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2008 | 2 | 0 | 2 | | 2003 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Urinary Sphincter, Artificial" by people in Profiles over the past ten years.
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Wilson SK. Editorial Comment. J Urol. 2018 12; 200(6):1343.
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Moser DC, Kaufman MR, Milam DF, Johnsen NV, Cleves MA, Broghammer JA, Brant WO, Jones LA, Brady JD, Gross MS, Jani K, Henry GD. Impact of Radiation and Transcorporeal Artificial Sphincter Placement in Patients with Prior Urethral Cuff Erosion: Results from a Retrospective Multicenter Analysis. J Urol. 2018 12; 200(6):1338-1343.
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Kaufman MR, Milam DF, Johnsen NV, Cleves MA, Broghammer JA, Brant WO, Jones LA, Brady JD, Gross MS, Henry GD. Prior Radiation Therapy Decreases Time to Idiopathic Erosion of Artificial Urinary Sphincter: A Multi-Institutional Analysis. J Urol. 2018 04; 199(4):1037-1041.
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Gross MS, Broghammer JA, Kaufman MR, Milam DF, Brant WO, Cleves MA, Dum TW, McClung C, Jones LA, Brady JD, Pryor MB, Henry GD. Urethral Stricture Outcomes After Artificial Urinary Sphincter Cuff Erosion: Results From a Multicenter Retrospective Analysis. Urology. 2017 Jun; 104:198-203.
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Wilson SK. Editorial comment. Urology. 2014 Dec; 84(6):1540.
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Köhler TS, Benson A, Ost L, Wilson SK, Brant WO. Intentionally retained pressure-regulating balloon in artificial urinary sphincter revision. J Sex Med. 2013 Oct; 10(10):2566-70.
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