Review Article

Male Stress Urinary Incontinence: A Review of Surgical Treatment Options and Outcomes

Table 2

Comparison of results of retrourethral transobturator sling placement in adult males with SUI.

StudyPts (No.)Mean/med
f/u (mo)
Pre-op continence
(mean/med)
Success defSuccess
(%)
Improved
(%)
No improvement
(%)
Complications
(%)
Notes

Rehder et al. [33]118122.3 ppd≤1 ppd87 (74)20 (17)11 (9)Retention 6 (5), perineal pain 23 (20)Prospective
Cornel et al. [34]35120 ppd, <2 g urine loss/day3 (9)16 (46)16 (46)Removal 1 (3), retention 1 (3), mod-severe pain <3 months 12 (34)Prospective, 2-center study
*Christine and Knoll [35]19130 ppd15 (79)4 (21)0 (0)NonePts w/recurrent incontinence after AUS placement
*Soljanik et al. [36]29174.3 ppd0 ppd10 (35)16 (55)3 (10)Urethral injury 1 (3), retention <2 wks 9 (24)Pts previously failed sling placement
*Bauer et al. [37]24184.5 ppd≤1 ppd6 (25)6 (25)12 (50)Removal 1 (4)All patients with RP and adjuvant radiotherapy
Cornu et al. [38]136212.1 ppd0 ppd84 (62)22 (16)30 (22)Pain 14 (10), dysuria 19 (14)Prospective study; failure ass’d w/24-hr pad >200 g, trend toward radiation therapy
Bauer et al. [37]126274.9 ppd≤1 ppd65 (52)30 (24)31 (25)Removal 2 (2), retention <10 wks 19 (15), persistent pain 1 (1)Prospective study; 17 pts (14%) with pre-op radiation
Berger et al. [39]26225.6 ppd0 ppd16 (62)7 (27)3 (12)Pain ≤4 weeks 5 (19)

*Salvage patient populations.