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Prostatectomy with an AUS (artificial urinary sphincter) in place
I have been diagnosed with prostate cancer. I will likely need radical prostatectomy surgery in the near future. I have an AUS (artificial urinary sphincter) already in place. Have any of you had this surgery with an AUS? Might such surgery result in damage to the AUS or its control reservoir, which is located in the abdomen?
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Hi there,
Dont have an AUS in place. Working on improving my post prostatectomy continence and hoping not to need one in the future. Many guys on this site have a lot of knowledge. One thing that really helps is knowing what Gleason's score you have, grade group disease, PSA, age, MRI findings that lead to biopsy, all positive biopsy cores, what % positive and what location, and any additional information.
May I ask why you have an AUS currently? Have you had prior radiation to the pelvis for some other type of cancer? Did you have a prior prostate surgery for benign disease (TURP) that caused incontinence?
Thanks and hope to help,
jc
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I am in the opposite situation that you are in. I had a radical prostatectomy that left me 100% vertically incontinent, so I had an AUS800 implant procedure. In my non-medical opinion, the AUS800 should not be an issue, unless the reservoir is located in one of the incision points for the robotic procedure (assuming that you will choose the robotic procedure over the open procedure). Even then, I believe that the surgeon can work around it.
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