Clinical case of artificial urinary sphincter function restoration in a patient with urethral destruction at the cuff site
https://doi.org/10.17650/1726-9776-2025-21-1-112-118
Abstract
Implantation of an artificial urinary sphincter is the most studied and most effective method of surgical treatment of severe stress urinary incontinence in men. If urethral erosion develops at the cuff site, it is only possible to restore the device’s function and regain the previous level of quality of life through a multi-stage procedure.
This paper describes a clinical case of multistage treatment of a patient with urethral erosion at the site of the artificial urinary sphincter cuff and provides a review of the literature.
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About the Authors
A. A. Tomilov
Moscow Urological Center, S.P. Botkin Moscow Multidisciplinary Scientific and Clinical Center, Moscow Healthcare Department; Russian Medical Academy of Continuing Professional Education, Ministry of Health of Russia
Russian Federation
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Russian Federation
Andrey Aleksandrovich Tomilov
5 2nd Botkinskiy Proezd, Moscow 125284; Build. 1, 2/1 Barrikadnaya St., Moscow 125993
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E. I. Veliev
Moscow Urological Center, S.P. Botkin Moscow Multidisciplinary Scientific and Clinical Center, Moscow Healthcare Department; Russian Medical Academy of Continuing Professional Education, Ministry of Health of Russia
Russian Federation
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Russian Federation
5 2nd Botkinskiy Proezd, Moscow 125284; Build. 1, 2/1 Barrikadnaya St., Moscow 125993
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E. N. Golubtsova
Moscow Urological Center, S.P. Botkin Moscow Multidisciplinary Scientific and Clinical Center, Moscow Healthcare Department; Russian Medical Academy of Continuing Professional Education, Ministry of Health of Russia
Russian Federation
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Russian Federation
5 2nd Botkinskiy Proezd, Moscow 125284; Build. 1, 2/1 Barrikadnaya St., Moscow 125993
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Tomilov A.A., Veliev E.I., Golubtsova E.N. Clinical case of artificial urinary sphincter function restoration in a patient with urethral destruction at the cuff site. Cancer Urology. 2025;21(1):112-118. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.17650/1726-9776-2025-21-1-112-118
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