key articles
Urinary Incontinence at Orgasm: Relation to Detrusor Overactivity and Treatment Efficacy
Tuesday, 8 January 2008 - Coital urinary incontinence has a devastating impact on female sexuality and quality of life. It is traditionally divided into two forms: (1) incontinence at penetration and (2) incontinence during...
Authors: Serati et al.
Efficacy of artificial urinary sphincter implantation after failed bone-anchored male sling
Friday, 4 January 2008 - No series reported outcomes of artificial urinary sphincter (AUS) placement after a failed male sling. Fisher et al. (2007) evaluated the feasibility and efficacy of AUS placement after failed...
Authors:Fisher et al.
National audit of continence care for older people: management of urinary incontinence
Thursday, 3 January 2008 - The report titled “Good practice in continence services” by The Department of Health requires proper assessment and management of urinary incontinence. The National Service Framework for Older People...
Authors: Wagg et al.
Urodynamic evaluation of sacral neuromodulation for urge urinary incontinence
Wednesday, 2 January 2008 - Groenendijk et al. (2007) evaluated the urodynamic data before and 6 months after implantation of sacral neuromodulation (SNM, an established treatment for voiding dysfunction, including refractory...
Authors: Groenendijk et al.
Pharmacologic Treatment of Male Stress Urinary Incontinence: Systematic Review of the Literature and Levels of Evidence
Saturday, 22 December 2007 - Stress urinary incontinence (SUI) occurs in men and women. Pharmacologic treatment of female SUI has been beneficiary but the role of drug treatment in male SUI is controversial. In a review, Tsakiris...
Authors: Tsakiris et al.
Comparison of the precision of transurethral endoscopic versus ultrasound-guided application of injectables
Tuesday, 18 December 2007 - Mitterberger et al. (2007) compared the precision of transurethral endoscopic with ultrasound (US)-guided injections, as transurethral application of various injectables under endoscopic view are...
Authors: Mitterberger et al.
Muscarinic receptor antagonists for overactive bladder
Monday, 17 December 2007 - Two of the leading authorities in the world, Paul Abrams and Karl-Erik Andersson, reviewed on the topic of overactive bladder and antimuscarinic agents. In this review, Abrams and Andersson (2007)...
Authors: Abrams & Andersson
Clitoral blood flow changes after surgery for stress urinary incontinence: pilot study on TVT Versus TOT procedures
Thursday, 13 December 2007 - Urinary incontinence affects women’s quality of life. Caruso et al. (2007) studied effects of mini-invasive surgery using the tension-free vaginal tape (TVT) procedure and the transobturator tape...
Authors: Caruso et al.
Pelvic floor muscle activity during coughing: altered pattern in women with stress urinary incontinence
Thursday, 13 December 2007 - Deffieux et al. (2007) assessed the relationship between bladder pressure (BP) and pelvic floor muscle activity during coughing in women with stress urinary incontinence (SUI).
External anal...
Authors: Deffieux et al.
A randomized comparison of polypropylene mesh surgery with site-specific surgery in the treatment of cystocoele
Wednesday, 12 December 2007 - Sivaslioglu et al. (2007) compared the efficiency of polypropylene mesh surgery with the site-specific repair surgeries in the treatment of cystocoeles.
The authors randomized 90 patients into two...
Authors: Sivaslioglu et al.
