key articles
Reoperation for urinary incontinence
Tuesday, 12 August 2008 - Fialkow et al. (2008) described the rate and associated factors of reoperation for urinary incontinence.
A cohort study using Washington state hospitalization records from 1987 to 2005 of inpatient...
Authors: Fialkow et al.
Urethral injection therapy: What is the mechanism of action?
Monday, 11 August 2008 - The mechanism of action of injection therapy is virtually unknown. Urethral Pressure Reflectometry (UPR) is a novel technique for measuring pressure and cross-sectional area in the urethra. Useing UPR...
Authors: Klarskov & Lose
Adjustable continence therapy for treatment of recurrent female urinary incontinence
Wednesday, 6 August 2008 - The Adjustable Continence Therapy (ACT®) device has been developed for the treatment of recurrent stress urinary incontinence resulting from intrinsic sphincter deficiency (ISD) by increasing urethral...
Authors: Kocjancic et al.
Two-year outcomes after aacrocolpopexy with and without burch to prevent stress urinary incontinence
Monday, 28 July 2008 - Brubaker et al. (2008) reported anatomic and functional outcomes 2 years after sacrocolpopexy in stress-continent women with or without prophylactic Burch colposuspension.
In the Colpopexy and Urinary...
Authors: Brubaker et al.
Rating improvements in urinary incontinence: do patients and their physicians agree?
Thursday, 24 July 2008 - Tannenbaum et al. (2008) determined whether patients' perceptions of improvement following behavioural interventions for urinary incontinence (UI) correspond with physicians' global ratings of change, and...
Authors: Tannenbaum et al.
Adjustable continence therapy device for treating incontinence after prostatectomy
Friday, 18 July 2008 - Gilling et al. (2008) evaluated the efficacy and safety of the ProACTTM(Uromedica, Inc., MN, USA) balloon device, an alternative for the surgical management of incontinence after prostatectomy.
The initial...
Authors: Gilling et al.
Impact of fesoterodine on quality of life: pooled data from two randomized trials
Thursday, 17 July 2008 - Kelleher et al. (2008) evaluated the effect of fesoterodine on health-related quality of life (HRQoL) in patients with overactive bladder (OAB) syndrome.
Pooled data from two randomized...
Authors: Kelleher et al.
Nocturia and associated morbidity in a Danish population of men and women aged 60-80 years
Wednesday, 16 July 2008 - Bing et al. (2008) evaluated the association between nocturia and medical diseases, medication, urinary incontinence (UI), recurrent cystitis, smoking, alcohol, parity, hysterectomy, pelvic organ...
Authors: Bing et al.
Correlation of voiding variables between non-instrumented uroflowmetery and pressure-flow studies in women with pelvic organ prolapse
Tuesday, 15 July 2008 - Mueller et al. (2008) correlated peak and maximum flow rates from non-instrumented flow (NIF) and pressure-flow studies (PFS) in women with pelvic organ prolapse. They also measured the impact of voided...
Authors: Mueller et al.
Unilateral versus bilateral stage I neuromodulator lead placement for the treatment of refractory voiding dysfunction
Tuesday, 15 July 2008 - Pham et al. (2008) determined if bilateral S3 lead placement during the stage I trial period improves the "success" rate for advancing to stage II (permanent) sacral neuromodulator placement.
A...
Authors: Pham et al.
