Functional: Surgery for Male SUI: Difference between revisions

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***Decreased success rates when undergoing male slings
***Decreased success rates when undergoing male slings


====== Contraindications (4) ======
====== Contraindications'''[https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3640149 §]''' ======
 
* '''Absolute'''
# '''Poor manual dexterity'''
# '''Cognitive disability'''
# '''Poor urethral tissue integrity'''
# '''Active infection at surgical site'''
 
* '''Relative'''
** '''Expected repeat transurethral instrumentation'''
***'''Bulbar urethral placement of an AUS will not allow appropriate instrumentation and transurethral resection in patients with recurrent bladder tumors; in these patients, a male sling is preferred'''
**** A male sling will allow passage of a 24-Fr resectoscope


*'''Absolute (6):'''
*#'''Lack of physical or mental dexterity to manipulate the pump'''
*#'''Repetitive urinary tract infections'''
*# '''Urethral diverticula at the expected implant site/Poor urethral tissue integrity'''
*# '''Complex, unstable, or recurrent urethral stricture diseases'''
*#'''Small capacity and/or non-compliant bladder prior to definitive treatment'''
*#'''Active infection at surgical site'''
*'''Relative (4):'''
*#'''High-grade vesicoureteric reflux'''
*#'''Recurrent intravesical or intraurethral diseases such as stones or tumors that are expected to require repeat transurethral instrumentation'''
*##'''Bulbar urethral placement of an AUS will not allow appropriate instrumentation and transurethral resection in patients with recurrent bladder tumors; in these patients, a male sling is preferred'''
*##* A male sling will allow passage of a 24-Fr resectoscope
*#'''Bladder neck contracture prior to treatment'''
*# '''Detrusor overactivity'''
*Radiotherapy is not considered to be a contraindication for placement of the AUS in males'''[https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3640149 §]'''
====== Technique ======
====== Technique ======