Y Yatabe, T Tanioka, Y Waseda, K Yamaguchi, T Ogo, H Fujiwara, K Okuno, K Kawada, S Haruki, M Tokunaga, Y Fujii, Y Kinugasa
PURPOSE: Stress urinary incontinence (UI) often develops after radical prostatectomy for prostate cancer, and in those patients with moderate-to-severe stress UI an artificial urinary sphincter (AUS) is implanted. Inguinal hernias (IHs) often occur after radical prostatectomy. As the prevalence of AUS implantation increases, it is possible to encounter patients with IHs undergoing AUS implantation (IHA). This study investigated our treatment and discussed an appropriate approach for IHAs...
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