“Urinary incontinence” is the medical term for leaking urine. Research estimates that around 13 million people in the United States experience urinary incontinence, but the exact number varies ...

Your urinary sphincter is the muscle that controls urine flow from your bladder. An artificial urinary sphincter (AUS) is a device that takes over the work of a non-functioning urinary sphincter. This ...

For men facing stress urinary incontinence, the lack of bladder control can be a real impediment to their daily lives. Urologist and surgeon Benjamin McCormick, MD, explains what an AUS device is, how ...

For more than 40 years, artificial sphincters have been the standard of care for stress urinary incontinence in men following prostate surgery. The iPhone age is finally catching up. Electronic ...

Screening and the early detection of prostate cancer have led to a dramatic increase in the number of men undergoing radical prostatectomy. As a consequence, stress urinary incontinence (SUI) is now ...

DEAR MAYO CLINIC: This is kind of embarrassing, but, for a while, I’ve been leaking urine. Can something be done to fix this incontinence problem? Up to 10% of men may experience stress incontinence ...

The authors of a recent review compared guidelines from several world regions. Post-prostatectomy urinary incontinence guidelines vary in their recommendations following a comprehensive patient ...

The artificial urinary sphincter (AUS) remains the benchmark for surgical management in male stress urinary incontinence (SUI), particularly following prostate surgery. The device, which replicates ...