Artificial urinary sphincter urethral erosions: Temporal patterns, management, and incidence of preventable erosions

Urethral Diverticula Following Explanation of Artificial Urinary Sphincter

Introduction: Urethral erosion accounts for one of the most dreaded complications after implantations of artificial sphincters. We report two cases involving urethral diverticula, as a result of prosthetic removal caused by urethral erosion. Case Report: Case A: BG, patient aged 72, affected by urinary incontinence post-radical prostatectomy. In 1999 the patient had an implant of artificial sph...

Urethral Diverticula Following Explanation of Artificial Urinary Sphincter

Introduction: Urethral erosion accounts for one of the most dreaded complications after implantations of artificial sphincters. We report two cases involving urethral diverticula, as a result of prosthetic removal caused by urethral erosion. Case Report: Case A: BG, patient aged 72, affected by urinary incontinence post-radical prostatectomy. In 1999 the patient had an implant of artificial sph...

Joint scintigraphy and erosions.

Correspondence Joint scintigraphy and erosions SIR, Isotope studies have been widely used in rheumatol-ogy for about 20 years. The study by Desaulniers and coworkers indicated that skeletal scintigraphy was a more sensitive method for the detection of inflammatory joint disease than radiography.' It appeared to be more sensitive than clinical evaluation in the diagnosis of joint inflammation of...

Acute Gastritis and Gastric Erosions

SYNOPSIS An analysis of the 149 cases of haematemesis admitted to Coronation Hospital from January 1951, to September 1959, is presented. The commonest cause was found to be acute gastritis and gastric erosion. These cases were more common in males and usually followed on an alcoholic bout. These were in the main mild. Twenty-five cases associated with peptic ulceration were found, and the lesi...

The Artificial Urinary Sphincter