Editing Functional: Surgery for Male SUI (section)

====Contraindications====
*'''[https://test.urologyschool.com/index.php/AUA:_Incontinence_after_Prostate_Therapy_(2019) 2019 AUA Guidelines on Incontinence After Prostate Therapy:] <span style="color:#ff0000">It is not known if poor bladder compliance and an uncorrected storage pressure are absolute contraindications to SUI surgery in IPT patients. However, these patients should be carefully followed to avoid upper tract decompensation.</span>'''
*'''Relative'''
*# '''Urinary tract abnormalities that require future transurethral management, such as'''
*#* '''Bladder cancer'''
*#* '''Refractory vesicourethral anastomotic strictures'''
** In such cases, an AUS or sling procedure could impair transurethral access and repeated instrumentation may put the devices at risk for infection or erosion.
* '''Detrusor overactivity, if present, is not a contraindication to the treatment for sphincteric incontinence but requires realistic counseling regarding the likelihood of successful outcome'''

*Factors to consider include the severity of UI and associated bother; patient characteristics, including BMI, prior surgical procedures, adjuvant radiation therapy, bladder function, and cystoscopic findings; manual dexterity and cognitive function; efficacy of the various implants; long-term risk for complications and reoperation; and patient preference