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Male slings are an alternative for mild to moderate post-prostatectomy incontinence. [12] [13] Retrograde ejaculation due to injury of the prostatic urethra. This is one of the most frequent complications of the procedure, occurring in about 65% of patients. [14] Bladder neck stenosis.
Additionally, despite the novel treatment options (slings, urethral bulking injections, stem-cell therapy), AUS is considered to be the gold standard surgical management both for stress incontinence in men and for urinary incontinence developed as a complication of surgery, such as prostatectomy, cystectomy and TURP. [8] [4] [3]
[7] [2] Its use is limited by side effects such as dry mouth, constipation and decreased sweating. Patients must also be monitored for newly-developed difficulty emptying the bladder, which may result from excessive effects of the drug. [2] Tolterodine is a longer acting anticholinergic that may have fewer side effects. [9]
Women and men that have persistent incontinence despite optimal conservative therapy may be candidates for surgery. Surgery may be used to help stress or overflow incontinence. [8] Common surgical techniques for stress incontinence include slings, tension-free vaginal tape, bladder suspension, artificial urinary sphincters, among others. [8]
Less-invasive variants of the sling operation have been shown to be equally effective in treating stress incontinence as surgical sling operations. [15] One such surgery is urethropexy. [citation needed] Insertion of a sling through the vagina (rather than by opening the lower abdomen) is called intravaginal slingplasty (IVS). [medical citation ...
When operating a pelvic organ prolapse, introducing a mid-urethral sling during or after surgery seems to reduce stress urinary incontinence. [13] Transvaginal repair seems to be more effective than transanal repair in posterior wall prolapse, but adverse effects cannot be excluded. [14] According to the FDA, serious complications are "not rare ...
A chin sling is a synthetic lining used in chin augmentation to lift the tissues under the chin and neck.The sling is surgically implanted under the skin of the chin and hooked behind the ears, giving a more youthful appearance, and reversing the effects of aging such as accumulated fat, lost skin elasticity and stretched muscle lining, all of which cause the neck to droop and sag.
Surgery on the bladder neck accounted for about ten percent of the cases of retrograde ejaculation or anejaculation reported in a literature review. [5] Retrograde ejaculation is a common side effect of medications, such as tamsulosin, [6] that are used to relax the muscles of the urinary tract, treating conditions such as benign prostatic ...