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.
| Descriptor ID |
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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| 2022 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Urinary Sphincter, Artificial" by people in Profiles.
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Cohen AJ, Saba P, Abalajon MT, Anderson KT, Baradaran N, Benson C, Boysen WR, Breyer BN, Burnett AL, Campos F, Hampson L, Higuchi TT, Johnsen NV, Lumen N, Nikolavsky D, Pariser J, Simhan J, Vanni AJ, Warner N, James Wright E, Ghazi A. International Expert Consensus on Development of a State of the Art Male Perineal Anatomy Simulation Model for Urethroplasty and Artificial Urinary Sphincter Insertion. Urology. 2025 07; 201:117-123.
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Lauwagie A, Kasabwala K, Grove S, Elliott SP. Abdominal vs Sub-Inguinal Placement of Pressure Regulating Balloon for Artificial Urinary Sphincter. Urology. 2022 12; 170:216-220.
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Moses RA, Broghammer JA, Breyer BN, Voelzke BB, Buckley JC, Erickson BA, Elliott S, Vanni AJ, Ramkumar N, Myers JB. Patient Risk Factors Associated with Reported Urinary Quality of Life Following Artificial Urinary Sphincter Placement: A Paired Pre and Postoperative Analysis. Urology. 2022 11; 169:226-232.
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Mann RA, Kasabwala K, Buckley JC, Smith TG, Westney OL, Amend GM, Breyer BN, Erickson BA, Alsikafi NF, Broghammer AJ, Elliott SP. The "Fragile" Urethra as a Predictor of Early Artificial Urinary Sphincter Erosion. Urology. 2022 11; 169:233-236.
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Voelzke BB, Leddy LS, Myers JB, Breyer BN, Alsikafi NF, Broghammer JA, Elliott SP, Vanni AJ, Erickson BA, Buckley JC, Zhao LC, Wright T, Rourke KF. Multi-institutional Outcomes and Associations After Excision and Primary Anastomosis for Radiotherapy-associated Bulbomembranous Urethral Stenoses Following Prostate Cancer Treatment. Urology. 2021 06; 152:117-122.
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Fuller TW, Ballon-Landa E, Gallo K, Smith TG, Ajay D, Westney OL, Elliott SP, Alsikafi NF, Breyer BN, Cohen AJ, Vanni AJ, Broghammer JA, Erickson BA, Myers JB, Voelzke BB, Zhao LC, Buckley JC. Outcomes and Risk Factors of Revision and Replacement Artificial Urinary Sphincter Implantation in Radiated and Nonradiated Cases. J Urol. 2020 07; 204(1):110-114.