Male slings in the treatment of sphincteric incompetence

Sling procedures in men can be performed with little morbidity and few complications. This article discusses treatment of sphincteric incompetence with the bulbourethral sling and treatment of neurogenic bladder with the prostatic urethral sling. Men with mild-to-moderate intrinsic sphincteric dysfunction after prostatectomy seem to be appropriate candidates for the bone-anchored bulbourethral sling, and the prostatic urethral sling may be an acceptable substitute in patients with neurogenic bladder with intrinsic sphincteric dysfunction.