Weight Loss May Decrease Urinary Incontinence
Overweight and obese women who lose weight may experience a decrease in urinary incontinence, a study shows.
Print Issue: April 01, 2009
Patient Loses Her Limbs to Kidney Stone Complications
A young mother sues two ED physicians, a surgeon, a nurse and the hospital—everyone but the attending urologist.
Veterans Affairs Hospital Affected by EMR glitches
Treatment for some patients at Veterans Affairs (VA) hospitals across the country went awry last year because of software glitches in an electronic medical record (EMR) system, an Associated Press (AP) investigation disclosed.
Appeals Court Upholds Merit Screening
A New Jersey appeals court has upheld the constitutionality of screening medical malpractice cases through affidavits of merit.
Checklist Prevents Errors, Reduces Complications
Incorporating an oral checklist into surgical procedures slashed complications and death rates by more than a third, researchers report after a yearlong global study.
Diagnosing, Treating Refractory OAB
Idiopathic overactive bladder (OAB) is a common condition in the United States, with a prevalence of 16% for men and 16.9% for women (World J Urol. 2003;20:327-336). OAB is costly, with related expenditures for 2000 estimated
QoL in Patients with Stones
In the United States, the lifetime risk of developing a kidney stone is approximately 12% in adult men and 6% in adult women. Yet, few studies have looked at quality of life.
Overactive Bladder Findings in Diabetic Women
Increased bladder sensation and detrusor overactivity are the most frequent urodynamic findings of overactive bladder (OAB) in women with diabetes, researchers in Taiwan reported in Neurourology and Urodynamics (2009; published online ahead of print).
Diabetes Linked to Low Creatinine
Lower serum creatinine is a newly identified risk factor for type 2 diabetes, Japanese researchers concluded.
Ureteroscopy Acceptable for Obese Stone Patients
Ureteroscopic laser lithotripsy treatment of urinary tract stones in obese patients is associated with a success rate similar to that seen in nonobese patients, researchers at Columbia University’s College of Physicians and Surgeons in New York City concluded.
