key articles
How to advise a woman who wants to get pregnant after a sub-urethral tape placement?
Tuesday, 23 October 2007 - Minimal invasive surgery has been widely used to treat stress urinary incontinence (SUI)with good long-term results. For young patients, several questions remain such as how to manage a pregnancy in a...
Authors: Panel et al.
Colpocleisis for pelvic organ prolapse: patient goals, quality of life, and satisfaction
Monday, 24 September 2007 - Hullfish et al. (2007) assessed patient-centered colpocleisis outcomes in women.
This is a prospective cohort study. Between March 2000 and December 2005, 94 patients underwent colpocleisis. Patients...
Authors: Hullfish et al.
Low-Weight Polypropylene Mesh for Anterior Vaginal Wall Prolapse: A Randomized Controlled Trial
Monday, 24 September 2007 - Hiltunen et al. (2007) compared anterior colporrhaphy with and without a tailored mesh.
Postmenopausal women with anterior vaginal prolapse to the hymen or beyond were randomly assigned to undergo...
Authors: Hiltunen et al.
Urethral diverticula: A review and an update
Friday, 21 September 2007 -Rovner (2007) reviewed the impact of modern imaging modalities on the surgery of urethral diverticula. Likely originating from the periurethral glands, female urethral diverticula (UD) are an uncommon...
Author: Rovner
Does urethral competence affect urodynamic voiding parameters in women with prolapse?
Sunday, 16 September, 2007 - Pelvic organ prolapse (POP) is a complex condition often associated with both urinary incontinence and urinary retention. Nygaard et al. (2007) compared voiding parameters and correlated symptoms and...
Authors: Nygaard
Rapid communication: robot-assisted anterior exenteration: technique and initial series
Wednesday, 5 September 2007 - The feasibility of robot-assisted anterior exenteration (RAAE) in women has been reported but not well established. Guru et al. (2007) reported their experience with seven patients, providing...
Authors: Guru et al.
Positron emission tomography (PET) in the urooncological evaluation of the small pelvis - a review
Thursday, 30 August 2007 - Positron emission tomography (PET) images biological processes in vivo three-dimensionally. A specific radiopharmaceutical, labelled with a radioactive isotope is injected. This isotope is transformed...
Authors: Machtens et al.
Pelvic organ function in randomized patients undergoing laparoscopic or abdominal hysterectomy
Tuesday, 28 August 2007 - Laparoscopic hysterectomy has been introduced as an alternative to abdominal hysterectomy in patients in whom vaginal hysterectomy is not feasible. Although many randomized, controlled trials comparing...
Authors: Kluivers et al.
Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms, Quality of Life and Pelvic Organ Prolapse: Irritative Bladder and Obstructive Voiding Symptoms in Women Planning to Undergo Abdominal Sacrocolpopexy for Advanced Pelvic Organ Prolapse
Editor's note: Professor Richter presented a related topic at the ICS 2007 in Rotterdam on 24 August 2007.
Authors: Richter et al.
Urodynamic Obstruction in Women With Stress Urinary Incontinence-Do Nonintubated Uroflowmetry and Symptoms Aid Diagnosis?
Thursday, 23 August 2007 - Stress urinary incontinence (SUI) is a common condition affecting millions of women in the world. SUI can significantly decrease quality of life and impair the ability to do routine daily activities....
Authors: Gravina et al.
