ABSTRACT

The artificial urinary sphincter (AUS) is an effective alternative to the urethral sling or periurethral

injection therapy for the treatment of urinary incontinence in women as a result of intrinsic sphincteric

deficiency (ISD) or type III stress urinary incontinence (1,2). In women with anatomic (type II)

urinary incontinence associated with poor bladder neck support (hypermobility), the AUS is rarely

inserted in deference to the more commonly used urethral sling or standard bladder neck suspension.