Association between Previous Pelvic Radiation and All-Cause and Cause-Specific Failure of Replacement Artificial Urinary Sphincters.
Mitchell M HuangPhillip HuffmanHasan DaniPedro G KnijnikArthur F da SilvaArthur L BurnettJacek L MostwinEdward J WrightAndrew J CohenPublished in: The Journal of urology (2022)
Among men with a replacement AUS, a history of pelvic radiation was associated with shorter time to device failure of any cause. Radiation was also specifically associated with a sevenfold increase in the risk of erosion or infection of replacement AUS, but not with urethral atrophy or mechanical failure. Patients with a replacement AUS should be appropriately counseled on how radiation history may impact outcomes of future revisions.