key articles
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
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
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
Local hypothermia during robot-assisted RP improves continence
Thursday, 3 September 2009- Local hypothermia during prostatectomy results in a significant improvement in early postoperative zero pad continence rates, according to a new report published online last week.
“Radical...
Edited by: ES
Treatment outcomes using Botox in patients with neurogenic detrusor overactivity
Friday, 28 August 2009- A group of German researchers evaluated treatment outcomes and resource consumption of patients with neurogenic detrusor overactivity (NDO) before and after botulinum toxin A (Botox ) therapy in Germany....
Ëdited by: JV
Managing female urinary incontinence with group behavioural modification program
Thursday, 27 August 2009- A group of US researchers examined the effectiveness of group behavioural modification program (BMP) in managing female urinary incontinence (UI), using a standardised protocol taught to adult...
Edited by: JV
Women with incontinence face higher risk of back pain
Monday, 24 August 2009- Women with incontinence, respiratory disorders and gastrointestinal problems have increased risk for development of back pain, according to a Australian study published in The Journal of Pain.
Australian...
Edited by: JV
More sling procedures in female incontinence treatment in the US
Thursday, 13 August 2009- Trends in the surgical management of stress urinary incontinence among women in the United States changed rapidly from 1992 to 2001, according to a study in the August issue of Urology.
Dr. Jennifer T....
Edited by: JV
Japanese team identifies molecular mechanism for sensing fullness of urine
Monday, 10 August 2009- A Japanese research found that bladder urothelial cells have a sensor for stretch stimulation. Their findings were published in a recent issue of the Journal of Biological Chemistry.
The researchers...
Edited by: JV
Scientists suggest novel approach to nocturia in BPH patients
Monday, 3 August 2009- COX-2 inhibitor is effective in the management of nocturia in patients with benign prostatic hyperplasia, according to a report my a group from King George's Medical College in Uttar Pradesh, India.
The...
Edited by: ES
