The impact of cognitive impairment in urologic implants: a narrative review.

ABSTRACT:

Background and objective

With the general population aging and thus more patients developing bothersome erectile dysfunction, stress urinary incontinence and overactive bladder, there will likely be a higher demand for three common interactive implants in urology, the penile prosthesis, artificial urinary sphincter (AUS) and sacral neuromodulation (SNM). Further, the prevalence of mild and major neurocognitive disorders (also known as mild cognitive impairment and dementia, respectively) is expected to increase. While the aforementioned urologic implants have excellent short and long term outcomes, there are also known device issues such as malfunction or misuse that may require surgical removal and/or revision. The objective of this narrative review is to describe the association

SUBMITTER: Bryk DJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10560334 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature