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22 mar 2023 · Prostate surgery can cause urinary incontinence in men. Learn about two outpatient surgical treatment options that can stop leaks.
One thing you should know is that most men regain continence following prostate surgery. If you’re between the ages of 40 and 60, and generally healthy, the outlook is particularly good. In such cases, most men are no longer experiencing incontinence after about three months.
Artificial urinary sphincter (AUS) implantation is the standard treatment for moderate to severe stress urinary incontinence. The AUS allows you to control your bladder with a hand-operated pump to compress and release a cuff around the urethra. The AUS consists of:
30 sty 2024 · Urinary incontinence is when you can’t control urination (peeing). It often occurs in people assigned male at birth (AMAB) after surgery for prostate cancer like a prostatectomy (removal of your prostate) or radiation therapy.
After your prostatectomy, it’s not all that unusual to experience some urinary leakage, which is called stress urinary incontinence. This type of incontinence occurs when there’s extra pressure on your bladder, such as when you cough or sneeze.
This handout explains how to prepare for and what to expect after artificial urinary sphincter (AUS) or male urethral sling surgery at University of Washington Medical Center. These surgeries are done to treat male urinary incontinence (bladder leaks).
After either type of surgery you may have problems of bladder control, perhaps involving involuntary leakage of urine (urinary incontinence), but this is much more likely after the second, more extensive, operation.
