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Description: Learn transcorporal artificial urinary sphincter placement for revision surgery in patients with urethral atrophy. This technique restores urinary control and improves quality of life outcomes.

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This study was sponsored by Cross Disciplinary Research Fund of Shanghai Ninth People&#39;s Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine (JYJC202103).

The study was approved by the local Medical Ethics Committee of Shanghai Ninth People&#39;s Hospital in China. All of the studies were conducted in accordance with the World Medical Association Declaration of Helsinki. Written consent was obtained from the patient.
1. Preparations
<ol>
	<li>Monitor the patient for the development of urethral injury or stricture under the long-term pressure of the original cuff through a flexible cystoscopy.</li>
	<li>Ensure that the device was determined to still function and that the recurrence of incontinence was caused by urethral atrophy according to physical examination, ultrasonography, and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI).</li>
	<li>Ask the patient to shower and wash the skin of the surgical region every day.</li>
	<li>Ensure that the urinary infection has been controlled before the operation twice through urine culture.</li>
	<li>Ensure that the preoperative anesthesia risk assessment of the patient has been performed by an anesthesiologist.</li>
	<li>Administer an intravenous antibiotic preoperatively 30 min before the operation using 1.5 g of cefuroxime sodium with 100 mL of 0.9% sodium chloride solution.</li>
	<li>To reduce the risk of infection, prepare 0.5 g of vancomycin in 500 mL of 0.9% sodium chloride solution for intraoperative antibiotic solution immersion and irrigation of AUS components.</li>
	<li>After general anesthesia, place the patient in the lithotomy position for good exposure to the surgical area.</li>
	<li>For adequate disinfection of the surgical area, continuously disinfect the skin of the surgical area with iodophor for 15 min.</li>
</ol>
2. Procedures
<ol>
	<li>Removing the original AUS
	<ol>
		<li>Make a 5 cm longitudinal incision on the middle line of the lower scrotum where the original cuff was placed, and expose the urethra and the components of the AUS.</li>
		<li>Cut one side of the cuff using scissors and then remove it from the urethra. 
		NOTE: The wound should be irrigated by 0.5 g of vancomycin in 500 mL of 0.9% sodium chloride solution.</li>
	</ol>
	</li>
	<li>Reimplantation of the new AUS
	<ol>
		<li>Select the new cuff site 2-3 cm distal to the original cuff site (Figure 1A). Subsequently, extend the incision distally, and expose the urethra and adjacent corporal bodies.</li>
		<li>Dissect the urethra containing the bulbospongiosus muscle from the tunica albuginea of the corpora cavernosa and measure the urethral circumference. The circumference was much smaller than 4 cm.</li>
		<li>Make 2 cm longitudinal incisions on the tunica albuginea of the corpora cavernosa bilaterally 2 mm lateral to the urethra and deepen only until corporal spongy tissue is visible (Figure 1B, C).</li>
		<li>Create a tunnel between the two corporotomies by blunt dissection, and measure the urethral circumference containing the tunica albuginea and bulbospongiosus muscle (Figure 1D).</li>
		<li>Remove the pump and water reservoir along the connecting tubes.</li>
		<li>Prepare the AUS components and make sure to expel air from the components thoroughly. Then, immerse all the components in the solution mixed by 0.5 g of vancomycin and 500 mL of 0.9% sodium chloride.</li>
		<li>Position a new 4 cm cuff containing the tunica albuginea, bulbospongiosus muscle, and urethra.</li>
		<li>Place the pump in the original scrotal disc space.</li>
		<li>Open the external inguinal ring and create a retropubic prevesical space by blunt dissection using the index finger. Then, place the water reservoir into this space using sponge forceps.</li>
		<li>After filling with 22 mL of 0.9% sodium chloride solution, connect the whole device in the usual manner.</li>
		<li>Squeeze and release the pump bulb two to three times quickly and determine that all fluid has been removed from the cuff. After system testing, keep pressing the the metal buttom on the pump for several seconds to deactivate the device. Finally, place a 10 Fr catheter.</li>
		<li>Layer off each incision with 3-0 absorbable polyglactin sutures and dress the operative region with appropriate pressure. 
		&#8203;NOTE: The tubes should be protected well by the mosquito hemostat jaws with the silicone tubing provided in the Accessory Kit. When using the hemostats, clamp jaws together only to the first click to prevent excessive pressure on tubes. When these tubes are being connected, each end should be washed with 0.9% sodium chloride solution to avoid antibiotic mixing.</li>
	</ol>
	</li>
</ol>
3. Postoperative care
<ol>
	<li>Postoperatively, administer an intravenous antibiotic to prevent infection: Mix 1.5 g of cefuroxime sodium in 100 mL of 0.9% sodium chloride solution, q 12 h, for 3 days and mix 1.0 g of ornidazole in 100 mL of 0.9% sodium chloride solution, q 24 h, for 3 days.</li>
	<li>Recommend a cold compress with ice bag to relieve the swelling pain of the wound in the first 6 h.</li>
	<li>Remove the catheter 24 h postoperatively.</li>
	<li>Activate the device at 6 weeks postoperatively. Meanwhile, do not allow the patient to use pads and recommend temporarily using a penis clamp for urinary continence. 
	NOTE: Catheterization should be performed again with a 10 Fr catheter once the urine retention is observed after catheter removal.</li>
</ol>

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</ol>

The authors have nothing to disclose.

Artificial urinary sphincter implantation is the gold standard for the treatment of SUI, and high success and satisfactory rates have been reported7. Yafi and colleagues reported a 79% success rate and a90% satisfaction rate in their systematic review8. In the long-term follow-up, complications such as nonfunctioning devices, subcuff atrophy, erosion, and infection were reported to be common. For patients who develop subcuff atrophy or erosion, removing the original cuff an...

In the past three decades, artificial urethral sphincter (AUS) implantation has been the definitive management for male stress urinary incontinence, and most patients can benefit from this technique1. However, some patients may develop recurrences of slight incontinence with time, which is usually caused by urethral atrophy beneath the cuff. Meanwhile, patients who undergo urethral surgeries or radical prostatectomy may also develop stress urinary incontinence accompanying urethral atrophy. In these situations, the original cuff sites are not suitable for simply reimplanting a downsizing cuff, and a new cuff site or a second tandem cuff implantation is a better choice2,3. Compared with the implantation of a second cuff, placing a cuff at a new site seems a safer alternative. Generally, the new cuff is advised to be placed at a new site proximal or distal to the previous site4,5. In some special cases that have undergone end-to-end urethral anastomosis, the proximal site is unfeasible. Thus, the more distal urethra is usually selected. However, the small circumference of the more distal urethra often leads to an inadequate urethral coaptation with the 4 cm cuff, and the dorsal side of the urethra is also a common location of urethral erosion. This means that the bulk of the urethra should be added not only for a sufficient urethral circumference but also for better protection.
To resolve these problems, Guralnick reported a transcorporal cuff implantation technique in 2002 and obtained satisfactory results6. This technique not only increases the urethral circumference but also protects the urethra. In this paper, we describe this technique with our small modification, which was performed on a patient requiring AUS revision for urethral atrophy.

<table><tbody><tr><td>3-0 absorbable polyglatin suture</td><td>ETHICON</td><td>VCP311H</td><td>suture</td></tr><tr><td>5-0 absorbable polyglatin suture</td><td>ETHICON</td><td>VC433H</td><td>suture</td></tr><tr><td>Artificial urinary sphincter</td><td>Boston Scientific</td><td>AUS800</td><td>A device for managetment of male stress urinary incontinence</td></tr><tr><td>Cefuroxime sodium</td><td>Youcare Parmaceutical Group</td><td>H20063758</td><td>Antibiotics</td></tr><tr><td>Flexible cystoscopy</td><td>KARL STORZ</td><td>C-VIEW&amp;reg;</td><td>cystoscopy</td></tr><tr><td>Foley catheter</td><td>HAIYAN KANGYUAN MEDICAL INSTRUMENT CO., LTD.</td><td>20192140294</td><td>Catheter</td></tr><tr><td>Ornidazole</td><td>Pudepharma</td><td>H20040104</td><td>Antibiotics</td></tr><tr><td>Vancomycin</td><td>Eli Lilly Japan K.K,Seishin Laboratories</td><td>JX20130179</td><td>Antibiotics</td></tr></tbody></table>

transcorporal artificial urinary sphincter cuff placement in a case requiring revision for urethral atrophy

Transcorporal Artificial Urinary Sphincter Cuff Placement in a Case Requiring Revision for Urethral Atrophy

Artificial urethral sphincter (AUS) implantation is the definitive management of male stress urinary incontinence (SUI). Under the long-term pressure of the cuff, recurrence of incontinence caused by urethral atrophy can always be observed in patients. In this situation, distal cuff locations are needed, and new cuff sites should be sought in patients who need to undergo AUS reimplantations. Meanwhile, the circumference of the more distal urethra is often too small to fit with a 4.0 cm cuff. This means that the bulk of the urethra should be added not only for a sufficient urethral circumference but also for better protection. Here, we report a case that required AUS reimplantation because of urethral atrophy. This 73-year-old man had undergone AUS implantation 7 years ago and developed incontinence in the past 3 months. Physical examination and ultrasonography determined that the device still worked, and no obstruction or injury was observed through cystoscopy. Surgery for revision of the AUS was needed. In this operation, a new cuff was implanted transcorporally, which was 2 to 3 cm distal to the original cuff site. During a 6 month short-term follow-up, no stress incontinence, urethral injury, or dysuria was observed. The transcorporal technique offers significant advantages in patients with urethral atrophy: corporal tunica albuginea is added to the urethra, allowing a suitable cuff size and lower risk of erosion. It is worth recommending in the reoperation of AUS implantation.

The operation went smoothly, and the patient recovered quickly. No complications, such as infection, edema, hematoma, or uroschesis, were observed. The device was activated at postoperative week 6 in the outpatient service. During a 6 month short-term follow-up, the patient could operate the AUS device expertly without stress incontinence, and no urethral injury or dysuresia occurred (Table 1).
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Here we describe the application of transcorporal artificial urethral sphincter (AUS) placement in a case requiring revision of an artificial urinary sphincter for urethral atrophy.

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