Day-case artificial urinary sphincter for post-prostatectomy incontinence: A comparative pilot study.

Objectives: Implantation of an artificial urinary sphincter (AUS) to treat post-prostatectomy incontinence (PPI) has been traditionally offered with an overnight hospital stay. The aim of this prospective, comparative pilot study was to assess the feasibility and outcomes of the AUS procedure in a day-case setting.

Patients And Methods: We included consecutive patients having primary or redo AUS surgery over an 18-month period.

Artificial urinary sphincter and female stress urinary incontinence over the past 50 years: a narrative review.

Background And Objective: The aim of the present report was to provide an overview of the use of the artificial urinary sphincter (AUS) in adult females with stress urinary incontinence (SUI) over the past 50 years.

Methods: A literature search was conducted in December 2022 and January 2023 using the MEDLINE and Embase databases, screening for randomized controlled trials (RCTs), prospective and retrospective series and reviews on AUS. Only articles published in English or French were included.

Retinal transplant immunology and advancements.

Several gaps and barriers remain for transplanting stem cells into the eye to treat ocular disease, especially diseases of the retina. While the eye has historically been considered immune privileged, recent thinking has identified the immune system as both a barrier and an opportunity for eye stem cell transplantation. Recent approaches leveraging scaffolds or cloaking have been considered in other tissues beyond immune suppression.

The utility of Martius fat pad in the repair of urogenital fistulae: review of current evidence.

Objective: To present the contemporary evidence on transvaginal urogenital fistulae (UGF) repair with Martius fat pad (MFP), compared to direct graftless fistula repair.

Methods: We reviewed all available studies reporting lower UGF repair via the transvaginal approach in MEDLINE, Embase, and Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials (CENTRAL). The primary outcome of interest was the fistula closure rates.

Complications of Synthetic Midurethral Slings: Is There a Relevant Discrepancy Between Observational Data and Clinical Trials?

Context: The complications of synthetic midurethral slings (MUSs) in women with stress urinary incontinence (SUI) have become a globally debated issue.

Objective: To systematically review the short- and long-term complications of mesh slings reported in observational data compared with clinical trial data, to determine whether the complication rates from clinical trials reflects "real-world" observational data.

Evidence Acquisition: PubMed and Cochrane Library were searched.