Maximum Urethral Closure Pressure Increases After Successful Adjustable Continence Therapy (ProACT) for Stress Urinary Incontinence After Radical Prostatectomy

摘要

OBJECTIVE To evaluate changes of the urethral pressure profile (UPP) after implantation of adjustable continence therapy (ProACT), a minimally invasive procedure in which 2 volume-adjustable balloons are placed periurethrally for treatment of male stress urinary incontinence. The working mechanism of the ProACT to achieve continence has not been fully understood. We hypothesized that successful treatment with ProACT improves urinary continence by inducing a significant increase in static urethral pressure.