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June 14, 2013
David O. Sussman, DO, has been ready to educate urology colleagues on the appropriate use of Botox.
Taiwan study finds a twofold increased risk of upper urinary tract stones in patients suffering from urinary incontinence.
Study finds a significant inverse association between weight changes and incontinence scores in normal-weight patients.
April 29, 2013
Products advertised through fax; not FDA approved.
A new trial has found that mirabegronreduced the frequency of incontinence episodes and number of daily urinations in adults with overactive bladder.
Consumption of 234 mg/day or more was associated with a 72% increased likelihood of urinary incontinence.
The FDA has approved onabotulinumtoxinA (Botox) as a treatment for overactive bladder (OAB) in adults who are inadequately managed with anticholinergic medications.
January 07, 2013
Urinary incontinence following RP is a moderate or big problem in at least 8% of men. This has a significant impact of quality of life.
January 04, 2013
For women with stress urinary incontinence, changes due to pre-op studies not tied to outcome
Scientists have discovered that the characteristic shape of a man's urine stream could be used to help diagnose urinary problems.
November 12, 2012
Increased risk of prolapse 20 years after single vaginal delivery versus cesarean section
Botox injections to the bladder may be as effective as anticholinergics for treating urinary urgency incontinence in women.
Surgical placement of male transobturator slings cures three-quarters of cases of male stress urinary incontinence (SUI) that develop as a result of prostate surgery.
Even if salvage operations ease complications from unsuccessful mesh sling surgery, patients often are in worse condition than before their original surgery.
Horizontal loops in catheter tubing can reduce flow rate by nearly two-thirds.
The trend comes after a July 2011 warning by the FDA that vaginal mesh products are associated with significant morbidity without conclusively improving outcomes compared with traditional native tissue repair.
Meta-analysis reveals downside to mesh interventions.
Periurethral injection of human amniotic fluid stem cells restored the urethral sphincter to apparently normal histology and function.
September 12, 2012
Robert K. Nam, MD, MSc, and colleagues helped to shed light on the impact of UI in men who have undergone RP by studying rates of UI-corrective surgery.
August 02, 2012
Study finds 12 weeks of pelvic floor muscle training prevents, treats late-pregnancy urinary incontinence
July 30, 2012
Low incidence of adverse events in study of more than 12,000 women; no suicide attempts reported
Clinicians need to keep abreast of the most current treatment options for NGB, which can result in improved patient outcomes and quality of life.
Mirabegron is the first oral OAB drug with a distinct mechanism of action to be approved in three decades.
A 52% decreased risk observed with prophylactic insertion of a midurethral sling.
Prostate cancer (PCa) patients undergoing image-guided radiation therapy (IGRT) experience a low incidence of treatment-related urinary incontinence (UI), researchers reported at the American Urological Association 2012 annual meeting.
A new oxybutynin gel (OTG) with propylene glycol to aid transdermal delivery, which dispensed via a pump, is effective for treating urgency and mixed urinary incontinence (UI), according to the findings of a phase 3 study presented at the American Urological Association 2012 annual meeting.
Increasing body mass index (BMI) is associated with an increased prevalence of urinary incontinence (UI) symptoms, and BMI status varies substantially by gender and UI subgroup, according to results presented at the American Urological Association 2012 annual meeting.
Diagnostics and treatment options for NGB are continually advancing, and clinicians need to remain up-to-date to accurately assess and optimally manage patients
New findings from a small study raise questions about the value of performing preoperative urodynamic investigations in women with stress urinary incontinence (SUI).
The FDA has cleared InTone, a medical device for treating female urinary incontinence.