key articles
Urodynamic changes after tension-free sling procedures: Mycromesh-Plus versus TVT sling
Tuesday, 30 October 2007 - Assortments of suburethral sling procedures are important in the treatment of stress urinary incontinence (SUI). Cholhan and Lotze (2007) compared a consecutive series of patients undergoing two types...
Authors: Cholhan & Lotze
TVT-O for the Treatment of Female Stress Urinary Incontinence: Results of a Prospective Study after a 3-Year Minimum Follow-Up
Friday, 26 October 2007 - Medium-term results of transobturator tapes for the treatment of female stress urinary incontinence (SUI) are largely unknown. Waltregny et al. (2007) analyzed the 3-yr results of a prospective,...
Authors: Waltregny et al.
Transvaginal versus transobturator approach for synthetic sling placement in patients with stress urinary incontinence
Friday, 26 October 2007 - Charalambous et al. (2007) compared short-term experience with the transvaginal (TVT) and the transobturator (TVT-O) approaches for the treatment of stress urinary incontinence (SUI).
The authors...
Authors: Charalambous
The Role of Preoperative Testing on Outcomes After Sling Surgery for Stress Urinary Incontinence
Monday, 8 October 2007 - Anger et al. (2007) analyzed Medicare claims data to measure the effect of preoperative urodynamics and cystoscopy on outcomes after sling surgery.
The authors analyzed 1999 to 2001 Medicare...
Authors: Anger et al.
Variations in Stress Incontinence and Prolapse Management by Surgeon Specialty
Monday, 8 October 2007 - Numerous studies have documented a relationship between provider specialty and outcomes for surgical procedures. Anger et al. (2007) determined the effect of surgeon specialty on outcomes of sling surgery...
Authors: Anger et al.
Real-time MRI of Orthotopic Ileal Neobladder Voiding: Preliminary Findings
Friday, 5 October 2007 - Continence and voiding function are probably the most important quality of life issues for patients after an orthotopic neobladder procedure. Many patients receiving orthotopic ileal neobladders have...
Authors: Muto et al.
Incidence and remission of urinary incontinence in middle-aged women
Sunday, 30 September 2007 - Urinary incontinence is a dynamic condition and many factors affect its development, progression, and recession. Among the few studies examining the incidence of urinary incontinence, limited sample...
Authors: Townsend et al.
Adult Stem Cell Therapy of Female Stress Urinary Incontinence
Sunday, 30 September 2007 - The key factors for stress urinary incontinence (SUI) include urethral smooth and striated muscle tone and the supportive properties of the urethral mucosa and submucosa, in particular the vascular...
Authors: Mittenberger et al.
Correction of cystocele and stress incontinence with anterior transobturator mesh
Tuesday, 25 September 2007 - Nauth and Funfgeld (2007) evaluated the effectiveness and safety of anterior transobturator mesh for treating cystocele with or without urinary stress incontinence.
Eighty-five women with cystocele,...
Authors: Nauth & Funfgeld
Body Mass Index, Weight Gain, and Incident Urinary Incontinence in Middle-Aged Women
Tuesday, 25 September 2007 - Townsend et al. (2007) described the relations between body mass index (BMI; kg/m2), weight gain, and incident urinary incontinence in middle-aged women.
This was a prospective study in the Nurses'...
Authors: Townsend et al.
