Urinary Incontinence

Revision, Removal Risks Low for Synthetic Midurethral Slings

Publish Date November 18, 2019

Long-term risks for reoperation, recurrence low in women treated for stress urinary incontinence.

Baseline Urinary Dysfunction May Increase Following Rectal Cancer Treatment

Publish Date August 19, 2019

Study concludes that few of the associated risk factors are modifiable and that clinicians should stress possible outcomes related to urinary dysfunction prior to patients receiving treatment for rectal cancer.

Vaginal Mesh Hysteropexy No Better for Uterovaginal Prolapse

Publish Date September 23, 2019

No significantly lower composite prolapse outcome found for vaginal hysteropexy versus vaginal hysterectomy

Surgery Alone Can Improve Mixed Urinary Incontinence Symptoms

Publish Date September 17, 2019

In a study, investigators did not observe a clinically important difference between midurethral sling surgery patients who did and did not receive perioperative behavioral therapies.

2011 FDA Safety Message Tied to Drop in Transvaginal Mesh Use

Publish Date September 13, 2019

Proportion of apical procedures using transvaginal mesh decreased in year after safety communication

TVT-O for Urinary Incontinence Offers Good Long-Term Results

Publish Date September 9, 2019

After a mean 9 years of follow-up, women who underwent tension-free vaginal tape obturator surgery for stress urinary incontinence had objective and subjective cure rates of 89% and 92%, respectively, a study found.

Reoperation Less Likely With Retropubic Slings for SUI

Publish Date July 29, 2019

In a study, women undergoing a transobturator sling procedure had a 2.4-fold higher risk of reoperation for recurrent stress urinary incontinence than those undergoing a retropubic sling procedure.

ProVate Gets FDA Approval to Treat Pelvic Organ Prolapse

Publish Date July 11, 2019

The FDA has approved ProVate (ConTIPI) for the temporary, nonsurgical management of pelvic organ prolapse in women.

OTC Urethral Support Device Now Available to Treat Stress Urinary Incontinence

Publish Date June 20, 2019

An over-the-counter device to treat stress urinary incontinence (SUI) in women has been made available by Rinovum Women’s Health.

FDA Pulls Surgical Mesh for Pelvic Organ Prolapse From the Market

Publish Date April 16, 2019

The agency alleges manufacturers failed to provide evidence of the long-term safety of surgical mesh for transvaginal repair of anterior compartment prolapse.