Risk factors for subsequent urethral atrophy in patients undergoing artificial urinary sphincter placement.

Matthew J Ziegelmann Brian J Linder Boyd R Viers Laureano J Rangel Marcelino E Rivera Daniel S Elliott

Published in: Turkish journal of urology (2018)

Revision surgery for urethral atrophy was performed in approximately 8% of men undergoing primary AUS placement. Utilization of a smaller AUS cuff size appears to be an independent factor associated with increased rate of urethral atrophy.

Keyphrases

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