A WATER-PROMPTING PROCEDURE FOR THE TREATMENT OF URINARY INCONTINENCE

Neuromodulation for the treatment of urinary incontinence.

The prevalence of overactive bladder (OAB) in the United States ranges from 10% - 30%. The mainstay of treatment is anticholinergic medication. All agents have significant side effects and at least 30% of patients fail to respond. This paper reviews neuromodulation which involves the use of electrical stimulation of either the sacral or peripheral nerves to modify the behavior of the bladder. I...

biofeedback for the treatment of stress urinary incontinence: a viable option for select patients

Laparoscopic Burch procedure for stress urinary incontinence: the Carter modification.

Bladder neck suspension is now possible under laparoscopic control. The advantages of laparoscopy now apply to laparoscopic colposuspension. The technique described in this paper simplifies the laparoscopic Burch procedure by utilizing the harmonic scalpel for dissection of space of Retzius in a sharp and blunt fashion, providing for a bloodless dissection of the space, suturing of the perivagi...

Seven-year follow-up of the tension-free vaginal tape procedure for treatment of urinary incontinence.

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the long-term cure rates and late complication rates after treatment of female urinary stress incontinence with the minimally invasive tension-free vaginal tape operation. METHODS Prospective observational, 3-center cohort study originally of 90 women requiring surgical treatment for primary urinary stress incontinence. Assessment variables included a 24-hour pad weighin...

[Novel surgical procedure for the treatment of female stress urinary incontinence by using transobturator vaginal tape].

INTRODUCTION/AIM Current method in the treatment of female urinary incontinence implies the placement of tension-free suburethral vaginal tape, using a retropubic or transobturator approach. Considering numerous complications related to retropubic approach, we reported the results of transobturator procedure in prospective study. METHODS We used a non-absorbable polypropylene tape with the ou...