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Equipment and Supplies > Prostheses and Implants > Urinary Sphincter, Artificial
Equipment and Supplies > Surgical Equipment > Artificial Organs > Urinary Sphincter, Artificial

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Urinary Sphincter, Artificial  

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Entry terms

  • Artificial Genitourinary Sphincter
  • Artificial Genitourinary Sphincters
  • Genitourinary Sphincter, Artificial
  • Genitourinary Sphincters, Artificial
  • Sphincter, Artificial Genitourinary
  • Sphincters, Artificial Genitourinary

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Scope note

  • An artifical implanted device, usually in the form of an inflatable silicone cuff, inserted in or around the bladder neck in the surgical treatment of urinary incontinence caused by sphincter weakness. Often it is placed around the bulbous urethra in adult males. The artificial urinary sphincter is considered an alternative to urinary diversion.

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D016741

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