Artificial urinary sphincter implantation: an important component of complex surgery for urinary tract reconstruction in patients with refractory urinary incontinence

Table 1 Clinic characteristics of the patients treated with an artificial urinary sphincter (n = 32)

Characteristics	Value
Number of patients Age (yrs) Mean follow-up time (yrs)	32 40.78 ± 16. 58 3.3 ± 0.7
Type UI
PFUI NB TURP RP	18 (56.3%) 9 (28.1%) 3 (9.4%) 2 (6.2%)
Number of previous surgeries for UI
0–1 2 3 ≥ 4	10 (31.3%) 5 (15.6%) 5 (15.6%) 12 (37.5%)
Cuff size
4 cm 4.5 cm 8 cm	21 (65.6%) 10 (31.3%) 1 (3.1%)*
Operative approach
transperineal trans-scrotal trans-retropubic transcorporal (intracavernous)	16 (50%) 15 (46.9%) 1 (3.1%) 1*

Values are presented as the mean (±standard deviation) or number (%)
PFUI pelvic fracture-associated urethral injuries, NB neurogenic bladder, TURP transurethral resection of the prostate, RP radical prostatectomy. *8 cm cuff was implanted on the female case. *One transperineal case had a transcorporal approach implantation when revised

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