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UTI risk after detrusor BoNT-A injections for refractory neurogenic detrusor overactivity

Friday, 16 July 2010- A group of researchers conducted a prospective non-randomised study to determine if antibiotic prophylaxis is required for intradetrusor botulinum toxin A (BoNT-A) injections.

S.Mouttalib and colleagues...

Edited by: JV

Study compares retropubic and transobturator midurethral slings for stress incontinence

Monday, 14 June 2010- Retropubic or transobturator midurethral slings may be equally effective for stress incontinence, according to the results of a large, multicenter, randomized equivalence trial reported in the June ...

Edited by: ES

Antidiuretic desmopressin lessens adverse effects of nocturia

Wednesday, 9 June 2010- Nocturnal polyuria and its associated adverse effects declined quickly and significantly during treatment with a quick-dissolving oral formulation of desmopressin, according to researchers who presented...

Patients stop taking OAB drugs because of perceived lack of efficacy

Monday, 17 May 2010- Nine out of ten patients who discontinue taking medication for overactive bladder do so because they say it does not work as expected or they could not tolerate it, according to research published online in...

Edited by :ES

Meta-analysis: intravesical botulinum toxin for idiopathic overactive bladder

Monday, 17 May 2010- According to the results of a meta-analysis reported in the Journal of Urology, intravesical botulinum toxin improves the symptoms of overactive bladder (OAB), but is associated with a significant risk of...

Edited by: ES

Botulinum toxin provides clinically meaningful benefit

Sunday, 18 April 2010- Treatment options for idiopathic OAB (IOAB) patients not adequately managed by anticholinergic therapy are limited; either highly invasive, expensive or of limited efficacy.

BOTOX® (onabotulinumtoxinA)...

By Lindy Brouwer

Assessing the efficacy of fesoterodine for men with OAB

Tuesday, 8 December 2009- A group of researchers assessed the efficacy, safety, and tolerability of fesoterodine 4 and 8 mg in men with overactive bladder (OAB) and found that fesoterodine is generally safe and effective for men...

Edited by: JV

Fesoterodine for the treatment of OAB

Friday, 20 November 2009- A group of US researchers reviewed the pharmacologic, pharmacokinetic, efficacy, and safety data for fesoterodine and determine its role in the treatment of overactive bladder. They published their...

Edited by: JV

Sustained improvement for OAB patients using electrical stimulation

Wednesday, 28 October 2009-  Sustained improvement were observed in overactive bladder (OAB) patients who responded well to 12 weeks therapy using a percutaneous tibial nerve stimulation (PTNS) device, according to...

Edited by: JV

Impact of phosphodiesterase (PDE) isoenzymes in the control of the human detrusor

Wednesday, 28 October 2009- There are hints from basic research studies indicating a significance of cyclic GMP (cGMP)-mediated mechanisms in the control of human detrusor smooth muscle. Thus, recently, the use of PDE5 inhibitors...

Edited by: Joel Vega

9th Central European Meeting: Key messages on Male Incontinence Session

Saturday, 24 October 2009- Issues on male incontinence including diagnosis, the various treatment options, managing of complications and future prospects on promising therapies were amongst the topics covered in the second...

By Joel Vega

Link between LUTS, anxiety disorders and sexual trauma

Friday, 23 October 2009- A US study said depression, anxiety disorders and sexual trauma are risk factors in lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) such as incontinence and overactive bladder. However, the exact nature of these...

Edited by: JV

Hormone replacement therapy could impact incontinence in women

Thursday, 8 October 2009-  The risks and benefits of hormone replacement therapy (HRT) is nothing new for postmenopausal women. Researchers, however, said the recent evidence shows that that HRT could play a role in...

Edited by: JV

Pelvic floor muscle exercises can help manage female urinary incontinence

Monday, 5 October 2009- Researchers at Rush University Medical Center in the US have found that a programme of pelvic floor muscle exercises, combined with pelvic health education, can be an effective way to manage urinary...

Edited by: JV

Effect of diabetes on cooling-induced detrusor muscle contraction

Friday, 2 October 2009-  Ismael  et al. investigated the possible involvement of Rho-kinase in cooling-induced contraction of the detrusor muscle. They published their findings in a recent online issue of Urology.

"The...

Edited by: JV

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