[Efficacy and safety of the artificial urinary sphincter (AS) in treating postprostatectomy urinary incontinence]
Department of Science and Technology - Brazilian Health Technology Assessment General Coordination (DECIT-CGATS), National Health Surveillance Agency (ANVISA) and National Supplementary Health Agency (ANS)
Record ID 32013000260
Portuguese-Brazil
Authors' objectives:
To discover whether or not the artificial urinary sphincter is effective and safe for managing moderate to severe urinary incontinence compared with the masculine urethral sling and intraurethral injections in patients who underwent a prostectomy.
Details
Project Status:
Completed
Year Published:
2012
URL for published report:
http://portal2.saude.gov.br/rebrats/visao/estudo/detEstudo.cfm?codigo=388&evento=6&v=true
English language abstract:
An English language summary is available
Publication Type:
Not Assigned
Country:
Brazil
MeSH Terms
- Humans
- Prostatectomy
- Urinary Incontinence
- Urinary Sphincter, Artificial
Contact
Organisation Name:
Coordenação-Geral de Fomento à Pesquisa e Avaliação de Tecnologias em Saúde, Departamento de Ciência e Tecnologia
Contact Address:
Ministerio da Saude, Secretaria de Ciencia, Tecnologia e Insumos Estrategicos, Departamento de Ciencia e Tecnologia, Esplanada dos Ministerios, Edificio sede; bl "G" - 8 andar - SL 834, CEP: 70058-900, Brasilia, DF Brazil, Tel: +55 61 3315 3197 Fax: +55 61 3315 3850
Contact Name:
suzanne.jacob@saude.gov.br
Contact Email:
suzanne.jacob@saude.gov.br
Copyright:
Secretaria de Ciencia, Tecnologia e Insumos Estrategicos, Departamento de Ciencia e Tecnologia (DECIT-CGATS)
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