[Results of artificial sphincter in a case of sphincter incontinence in the multiple surgery patient]

Stress incontinence represents 77 to 91% of female urinary incontinence, 10% of witch are sphincterial incontinence. The specific treatment of sphincterial incontinence is of periuretral injections or calls for an artificial sphincter. We present the retrospect of 12 patients having undergone several surgical treatments and having at last the benefit of an artificial sphincter since 1990. In majority, these patients had been operated for bladder neck hypermobility. The indication, preoperatory evaluations, surgical technics and results are discussed. During the mean follow-up of 40.5 months, 91.7% of patients are perfectly continent. The results are equal to those of other publications.