The Changing Face of Artificial Urinary Sphincter Use in France The Future is Female

Benoit Peyronnet (1) , Juliette Hascoet (1) , Lucie-Marie Scailteux (2) , Xavier Gamé (3) , Jean-Nicolas Cornu (4)

1 Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Rennes [CHU Rennes] = Rennes University Hospital [Ponchaillou]
2 REPERES - Recherche en Pharmaco-épidémiologie et Recours aux Soins
3 CHU Toulouse - Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Toulouse
4 CHU Rouen

Analyzing concurrently data from the manufacturer and from a national comprehensive administrative claim database (PMSI)we found that, overall, the total number of AUS implanted (male+female) increased from 2012 to 2017 (+8.8%). This growth was driven by a strong increase in the number of female implants from 2015 to 2017 (+28.9%). Meanwhile, the number of AUS implanted in male patients remained roughly stable and the total number of anti-incontinence surgery in men (slings+AUS) decreased steadily over the period studied.

Domaines: Sciences du Vivant [q-bio]

Benoit Peyronnet, Juliette Hascoet, Lucie-Marie Scailteux, Xavier Gamé, Jean-Nicolas Cornu. The Changing Face of Artificial Urinary Sphincter Use in France The Future is Female. European Urology Focus, 2020, 6 (6), pp.1248-1250. ⟨10.1016/j.euf.2018.12.005⟩. ⟨hal-02020938⟩