A transobturator adjustable system for male incontinence: 30-month follow-up of a multicenter study

Abstract

ARTICLE INFO ______________________________________________________________ ______________________Purpose: To report long-term results of the Argus T adjustable system for treatment of post-prostatectomy urinary incontinence (PPI). . Argus T has a long-term high success rate (86% cure + improvement at the 30-month follow-up). Good outcomes were achieved even in severe incontinence cases and maintained for over 30 months.

Argus-T Adjustable Male Sling: The Influence of Surgical Technique on Complications and Short-Term Efficacy

“…However, with a 77% 1-year cure and improvement rate for the IPI and 89% cure and improvement rate for the SPI, the results are comparable with current literature [2,3,14,15,16,17,18]. Romano et al [16] and Bauer et al [15] recently published similar results with the Argus-T with maximum follow-up time of 30 months. Leruth et al [14] published in 2012 the 2-year follow-up data of the de Leval and Waltregny sling (TOM sling); 49% dry rate and 33 > 50% improvement rate: 82% success rate.…”

Comparison of complication rates related to male urethral slings and artificial urinary sphincters for urinary incontinence: national multi-institutional analysis of ACS-NSQIP database

“…Several articles showed the success rate of primary male sling placement to be 56-90 % [21][22][23][24]. A large series of 230 patients with SUI who underwent AdVance sling placement showed an overall complication rate of 23.9 %, with urinary retention being the most common complication (21.3 %) [10].…”

The role of male slings in post prostatectomy incontinence: ICI‐RS 2015

“…Both systems consist of two cone columns that serve as fixation arms and a central pad made of silicone foam. The placement of rings (washers) on each fixation arm provides safe anchoring and positioning of the device against the rectus sheath or fibro muscular tissue of the obturator foramen, which is tensioned to a RLPP of 30‐40 cm water …”