key articles
The time-resolved fluorescence-based PCA3 test on urinary sediments after digital rectal examination; a Dutch Multicenter Validation of the Diagnostic Performance
Monday, 10 September 2007 Authors: van Gils MP, Hessels D, van Hooij O, Jannink SA, Peelen WP, Hanssen SLJ, Witjes JA, Cornel EB, Karthaus HF, Smits GA, Dijkman GA, Mulders PF, Schalken JA.
Source: Clin Cancer Res...
By: Mr Philip A. Cornford, Prof.Dr.Med. Oliver Hakenberg & Prof. A. Bjartell
Autologous myoblasts and fibroblasts versus collagen for treatment of stress urinary incontinence in women: a randomised controlled trial
Monday, 10 September 2007 Authors: Strasser H, Marksteiner R, Margreiter E, Pinggera GM, Mitterberger M,Fraucheer F, Ulmer H, Fussenegger M, Kofler K, Bartsch G.
Source: Lancet 2007;369(9580): 2179-2186.
Stress incontinence is...
By: Mr Philip A. Cornford, Prof.Dr.Med. Oliver Hakenberg & Prof. A. Bjartell
Dr. Mary P. FitzGerald won the "Best Basic Science Abstract" at the 37th ICS Annual Meeting
The presentation entitled: "Somatic injury induces de novo expression of chemokines and their receptors in bladder primary afferent neurons" by Dr. Mary P. FitzGerald has been awarded the "Best Basic Science Abstract" prize by...
Author: Dr. Yang Zhu
Meta-Analysis of Pelvic Floor Muscle Training: Randomized Controlled Trials in Incontinent Women
Tuesday, 28 August 2007 - Although many studies have reported the effectiveness of pelvic floor muscle training (PFMT) for treating female urinary incontinence, the magnitude of the effect and the optimal configuration of the...
Authors: Choi et al.
Factors Influencing the Outcome of Mid Urethral Sling Procedures for Female Urinary Incontinence
Sunday, 26 August 2007 - Identifying factors associated with persistent urinary incontinence (UI) after surgery is important because postoperative incontinence undermines the success rate perceived by the patient and physician....
Authors: Paick et al.
Do sensation-related bladder diaries differ between patients with urodynamically confirmed and non-objectivised urinary incontinence?
Tuesday, 21 August 2007 - Urinary incontinence (UI) is the complaint of any involuntary leakage of urine. Both cystometry and clinical stress test are frequently used for the diagnosis of UI. However, involuntary urinary leakage...
Authors: Naoemova et al.
The choice of laparoscopic or open colposuspension
Sunday, 19 August 2007 - In a review Reid and Smith (2007) presented a summary of recently published research comparing laparoscopic and open colposuspension. The authors also examined the place of colposuspension in light of the...
Authors: Reid & Smith.
Laparoscopic Burch colposuspension
Saturday, 18 August 2007 - Urinary incontinence is a common problem that affects many of women. The Burch colposuspension became the standard of care during the second half of the twentieth century. In 1991, working...
Authors: Jenkins & Liu.
Cost effectiveness comparison between Burch colposuspension and tension-free vaginal tape for stress incontinence
Thursday, 9 August 2007 - Stress urinary incontinence (SUI) is estimated to affect more than 50% of women ages 40-60 years old. Surgery is an effective treatment option for SUI. The Burch colposuspension is used for SUI, because...
Authors: Wu et al.
Current Use of Artificial Urinary Sphincters in the United States
Wednesday, 8 August 2007 - Significant improvement and high patient satisfaction are seen after artificial urinary sphincter implantation for male stress urinary incontinence. However, only a small percent of men are treated with...
Authors: Reynolds et al.
