Laparoscopic gastric bypass (LGB) surgery with resultant weight loss improves urinary incontinence (UI) symptoms and quality of life in morbidly obese women, according to a report in Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases (2009;5:334-338).

In a study of 470 patients, of whom 309 (66%) suffered from UI preoperatively, researchers observed improvement in UI within three months after LGB with weigh loss as little as 30 lb.

From the May 01, 2009 Issue of Renal and Urology News

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Urinary Incontinence