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Original Article

Upper Urinary Tract Deterioration after Implantation of Artificial Urinary Sphincter

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Pages 31-34 | Received 09 Mar 1988, Published online: 15 Feb 2010
 

Abstract

The preoperative urodynamic evaluations of twenty patients with myelomeningocele who had had artificial sphincter implantation because of urinary incontinence were reviewed, Four patients developed hydronephrosis and severe impairment of renal function between two and six years after implantation of the artificial sphincter, The condition was partly reversible after removal of the artificial sphincter, The urodynamic evaluation prior to implantation revealed in the four mentioned patients compared to the 16 patients with normal upper urinary tract, a tendency to lower bladder compliance, lower bladder capacity and more severe detrusor hyperre-flexia, but it was not possible to make a clear discrimination between the two groups, Attention is drawn to this unfortunate combination of effects after artificial sphincter implantation, Periodic control of the upper urinary tract by urography is recommended.

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