Is the Standard Artificial Urinary Sphincter AMS 800 Still a Treatment Option for the Irradiated Male Patient Presenting with a Devastated Bladder Outlet?
Fabian QueissertTanja HueschAlexander KretschmerRuth Kirschner-HermannsTobias PottekRoberto OlianasAlexander FriedlRoland HombergJesco PfitzenmaierCarsten M NaumannJoanne Nyarangi-DixTorben HofmannAchim RoseChristian WeidemannCarola WotzkaWilhelm HübnerHagen LoertzerRudi AbdunnurMarkus GrabbertRalf AndingRicarda M BauerAxel HaferkampAndres J Schradernull nullPublished in: Journal of clinical medicine (2023)
A devastated bladder outlet is associated with a lower proportion of men with social continence and a significantly higher need for revision compared with irradiated patients without a history of urethral stenosis. Alternative surgical procedures should be discussed beforehand, especially in cases of recurrent urethral stenosis.