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In a period of 8 years a new artificial sphincter was developed, a rather simple device which was implanted at the penoscrotal angle and acted as a sort of ‘internal penile clamp’. The silicone device (Fig. 1) is positioned around the urethra at the penoscrotal angle and closed using a stainless steel clamp.
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Jonas, U. (1986). The penoscrotal sphincter to treat male sphincter insufficiency. In: Debruyne, F.M.J., van Kerrebroeck, P.E.V.A. (eds) Practical Aspects of Urinary Incontinence. Developments in Surgery, vol 7. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-4237-0_36
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