key articles
Celecoxib for treatment of nocturia caused by benign prostatic hyperplasia
Thursday, 4 September, 2008 - Nocturia is a well-recognized symptom of benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) and commonly treated by alpha(1)-blockers and/or 5alpha-reductase inhibitors. However, the efficacy of these drugs for...
Authors: Falahatkar et al.
Surgical types for female stress urinary incontinence among patients' age, surgeons' specialties and hospital accreditations in Taiwan
Tuesday, 2 September 2008 - Wu et al. (2008) identified the changing trends of different surgical types for female stress urinary incontinence (SUI) and the distribution amongst various providers' characteristics.
A total of...
Authors: Wu et.
Bovine dermis: a novel biologic substitute for autologous tissue in sling surgery
Tuesday, 2 September 2008 - In a review, Wilson et al. (2008) evaluated bovine dermis (BOV) as a potential substitute for autologous rectus fascia (ARF) in a population of women at “high risk” of surgical failure. Women at high...
Authors: Wilson et al.
Quality of life after surgery for stress incontinence
Tuesday, 2 September 2008 - Tennstedt et al. (2008) investigated changes in condition-specific quality of life (QOL) after surgery for stress urinary incontinence.
Data from 655 women in a clinical trial comparing the Burch and...
Authors: Tennstedt et al.
Correction of erosion after suburethral sling insertion for stress incontinence
Sunday, 31 August 2008 - Suburethral slings are commonly used for the surgical treatment of female stress incontinence; occasionally they can cause erosion and dyspareunia. Kuhn et al. (2008) determined the outcome after...
Authors: Kuhn et al.
Urinary incontinence in stroke: results from the UK National Sentinel Audits of Stroke 1998-2004
Wedensday, 27 August 2008 - Urinary incontinence (UI) after stroke is associated with significant morbidity and mortality. Wilson et al. (2008) reported the UK National Sentinel Audits of Stroke data on UI.
Data on standards...
Authors: Wilson et al.
Obesity and Pelvic Floor Disorders: A Systematic Review
Tuesday, 26 August 2008 - Greer et al. (2008) reviewed the current literature and summarize the effect of obesity on outcomes of surgical treatment of pelvic floor disorders as well as the effect of weight loss on pelvic floor...
Authors: Greer et al.
Application of the Yang-Monti channel in adult continent cutaneous urinary diversion
Tuesday, 26 August 2008 - Wagner et al. (2008) reported 8 cases using the Yang-Monti channel with ileum for adult continent cutaneous urinary diversion.
From 2004 to 2006, 108 patients underwent urinary diversion, 8 of whom had...
Authors: Wagner et al.
Urodynamic characterization of obese women with urinary incontinence undergoing a weight loss program
Monday, 25 August 2008 - Richter et al. (2008) described urodynamic characteristics of overweight or obese women with urinary incontinence and explore the relationship between urodynamic parameters, body mass index (BMI), and...
Authors: Richter et al.
Urethral retro-resistance pressure: Association with established measures of incontinence severity and change after midurethral tape insertion
Monday, 25 August 2008 - Roderick et al. (2008) explored the relationship between URP and established measures of incontinence severity. The authors also reported on change in URP after insertion of midurethral tape (MUT).
All...
Authors: Roderick et al.
