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Men: Stress Urinary Incontinence

Stress Urinary incontinence occurs in men, when there is a defect in the sphincteric muscle (its nerve supply, or its supporting tissues). Defect in the sphincteric muscle, a condition known as Intrinsic sphincteric deficiency (ISD) can result from extensive pelvic surgery as prostate and colon surgery, pelvic radiation, pelvic trauma or neurologic problems as spinal cord injury, multiple sclerosis or Parkinsonism.

The first step in proper management of urinary incontinence in men starts with proper diagnosis of the cause of the incontinence. This can be achieved by simple office procedure called Video-Urodynamic.

 

Dikranian, A H; Chien, Gary; Mikhail, A; Kaswick, J; Aboseif, S: Preoperative predictors of urinary incontinence

Dikranian, A H; Chien, Gary; Mikhail, A; Kaswick, J; Aboseif, S: Preoperative predictors of urinary incontinence after radical prostatectomy. J Urol. 169: 403, 2003.

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