Stress incontinence in men, is commonly caused by prostate surgery or prostate cancer treatment.
Patients with stress urinary incontinence (SUI) notice leakage when they are coughing, lifting heavy objects, and/or performing strenuous activities.
the reason that men have urinary leakage after prostate removal has several factors. A weakened urinary sphincter muscle, poor coptation of the urethral mucosa, or changes in the angle where the bladder and the urehra meet causes stress urinary incontinence.
Treatment for stress incontinence depends on the degree of incontinence, i.e. how much leakage is occurring.
Men with the largest amount of leakage need an Artificial Uurinary Sphincter (AUS). Men who have received radiation for treatment of their prostate cancer also need to have an artificial urinary sphincter placed.
Although patients may believe that incontinence may happen only with surgery, many patients can experience stress urinary leakage or incontinence from a weakened sphincter muscle following radiation treatment as well. Men who have had radiation require an artificial urinary sphincter
Please watch the videos below to get more information about the different procedures.
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Stress urinary incontinence (SUI) occurs when physical movement or activity — such as coughing, laughing, sneezing or heavy lifting — puts pressure or stress on a man’s bladder. SUI is not related to psychological stress. In men, the most common cause of stress urinary incontinence is the surgical removal of the prostate gland to treat prostate cancer. This procedure is called a prostatectomy
Urge incontinence (also known as overactive bladder [OAB]) is diagnosed when a man has an overwhelming need to urinate (gotta go, gotta go!) that may prevent reaching the toilet in time. Causes of overactive bladder include damage to the bladder’s nerves, damage to other parts of the nervous system and damage to the muscles. Multiple sclerosis, Parkinson’s disease, diabetes and stroke can affect nerves and lead to urge incontinence
Mixed incontinence is present when a man suffers from symptoms of both stress urinary incontinence and urge incontinence. A man has mixed incontinence if he leaks urine when he sneezes, coughs, laughs, exercises or lifts something heavy AND leaks urine after a sudden urge to urinate, while he sleeps, after drinking water, or hearing or touching water. Mixed incontinence shares the causes of both SUI and urge incontinence
the artificial urinary sphincter is used for men who are the heaviest leakers or for men who have had radiation treatments
Advance Male sling is used for men with less severe incontinence
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