key articles
Extraperitoneal laparoscopic removal of eroded midurethral sling
Friday, 18 April 2008 - Erosion of a midurethral sling is common in women who are treated for stress urinary incontinence. This complication is usually managed by retropubic exploration. Rehman et al.(2008) reported a novel...
Authors: Rehman et al.
Umbilical grafting in treating recurrent stomal stenosis
Monday, 14 April 2008 - The continent catheterizable conduit is a good option for treating patients with urinary incontinence of different etiologies and those unable to perform transurethral self-catheterization. Stomal...
Authors: D' Ancona et al.
Body mass index, waist circumference, and incident urinary incontinence in older women
Friday, 11 April 2008 - Overall body fat and central adiposity may reflect different mechanisms leading to urinary incontinence (UI). Townsend et al. (2008) examined the associations of body mass index (BMI) and waist...
Authors: Townsend et al.
Nonsurgical treatment of stress urinary incontinence
Wednesday, 9 April 2008 - The guidance on stress urinary incontinence (SUI) has not been rigorously assessed using the Grading of Recommendations, Assessment, Development, and Evaluation (GRADE) system. Latte et al. (2008)...
Authors: Latthe et al.
Urinary incontinence patients unsatisfactory with their general practitioner
Tuesday, 1 April 2008 - Urinary incontinence (UI) is a widespread problem, affecting quality of life and leading to high costs, mainly caused by incontinence pads. It seems that, despite guidelines, many UI patients get pads from...
Authors: Albers-Heitner et al.
Healthcare for elderly with incontinence problems remains a side issue
Thursday, 27 March 2008 - For many older people, urinary incontinence (UI) is the result of a combination of physiological changes in the lower urinary tract, co-morbid diseases and the effect of treatments for them and an...
Filed by: Joel Vega
Systematic Review on controlled trials of nonsurgical treatments for Urinary Incontinence
Tuesday, 25 March 2008 - Urinary incontinence in women is a common problem that adversely affects quality of life. Shamliyan et al. (2008) collected evidence of management of urinary incontinence in women.
The authors used data...
Authors: Shamliyan et al.
Single/double cuff artificial urinary sphincter insertion
Friday, 21 March 2008 - Few long-term data are available on outcomes after tandem cuff artificial urinary sphincter (AUS) placement for patients with postprostectomy stress incontinence. O'Connor et al. (2008) assessed the...
Authors: O'Connor et al.
Urinary Incontinence and Urinary Tract Infection
Tuesday, 18 March 2008 - Urinary incontinence (UI) and urinary tract infection (UTI) are two common conditions affecting many women. Studies suggest that women with a history of UTI are more likely to have incontinence and vice...
Authors: Moore et al.
Reliability of the 24-h sensation-related bladder diary
Monday, 17 March 2008 - Increased bladder sensation is the most troublesome symptom of overactive bladder. In clinical practice, reliable noninvasive evaluation of bladder sensation is needed. Naoemova et al. (2008) determined...
Authors: Naoemova et al.
