key articles
Three-year outcomes of Uretex Urethral Support System for treatment of stress urinary incontinence
Sunday, 4 May 2008 - Gebhart et al. (2008) assessed the medium-term performance of the Uretex Urethral Support System.
Patients were evaluated by the 1-h pad test, cough stress test (CST), Valsalva leak-point pressure test...
Authors: Gebhart et al.
Incontinence and pelvic organ prolapse in parous/nulliparous pairs of identical twins
Friday, 25 April 2008 - Buchsbaum and Duecy (2008) evaluated the role of vaginal delivery in the development of urinary incontinence and pelvic organ prolapse in four sets of identical twins.
Four sets of identical twins were...
Authors: Buchsbaum & Duecy
Can Urodynamic Measures Predict Stress Continence Outcomes After Surgery?
Thursday, 24 April 2008 - Nager et al. (2008) determined the prognostic value of preoperative urodynamic results in patients with stress urinary incontinence.
In a 9-center surgical trial, women with stress urinary incontinence...
Authors: Nager et al.
Perineal Approach versus Transscrotal Approach
Tuesday, 22 April 2008 - Traditionally cuff placement of an artificial urinary sphincter is done through a perineal approach. A new approach through a penoscrotal incision or transscrotal approach is reportedly more rapid and...
Authors: Henry et al.
Incidence and Predictors of Urinary Incontinence in Black and White Older Adults
Tuesday, 22 April 2008 - Goode et al. (2008) determined the incidence and predictors of incident urinary incontinence over 3 years in community dwelling older adults.
A population based, prospective cohort study was conducted...
Authors: Goode et al.
Racial Differences in Women's Patterns of Urinary Incontinence
Saturday, 19 April 2008 - Fenner et al. (2008) examined racial differences in urinary incontinence prevalence, frequency, quantity, type, and risk factors in a population based sample of community dwelling black and white...
Authors: Fenner et al.
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.
