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SAGE Open Medical Case Reports, 2019 The AMS-800 ™ artificial urinary sphincter has become the ‘gold standard’ in the treatment of male stress urinary incontinence. In 2006, the novel artificial urinary sphincter FlowSecure ™ containing a stress relief balloon providing low cuff pressures ...
Alexander C Haab +2 more
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The artificial urinary sphincter and male sling for postprostatectomy incontinence: Which patient should get which procedure? [PDF]
Investigative and Clinical Urology, 2016 Surgery is the most efficacious treatment for postprostatectomy incontinence. The ideal surgical approach depends on a variety of patient factors including history of prior incontinence surgery or radiation treatment, bladder contractility, severity of ...
Craig V. Comiter, Amy D. Dobberfuhl
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Operative complications and results of the "SPARC" procedure for stress urinary incontinence [Operativne komplikacije i ishod metode SPARC u liječenju statičke inkontinencije mokraće] [PDF]
, 2009 The aim of this study was to determine the efficacy and operative complications of the suprapubic arc (SPARC) procedure in stress incontinent women with and without previous anti-incontinence surgery.
Babić, Ivan +5 more
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Recognizing myofascial pelvic pain in the female patient with chronic pelvic pain. [PDF]
, 2012 Myofascial pelvic pain (MFPP) is a major component of chronic pelvic pain (CPP) and often is not properly identified by health care providers. The hallmark diagnostic indicator of MFPP is myofascial trigger points in the pelvic floor musculature that ...
Katzman, Wendy B, Pastore, Elizabeth A
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Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine, EarlyView.Objectives This study aims to evaluate the diagnostic value of a novel multimodal approach combining transperineal ultrasound (TPUS), transrectal dual‐plane ultrasound, and shear wave elastography (SWE) in predicting stress urinary incontinence (SUI). Methods A total of 70 women diagnosed with SUI and 110 healthy controls were included.
Yidan Wang +6 more
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New Artificial Urinary Sphincter Devices in the Treatment of Male Iatrogenic Incontinence
Advances in Urology, 2012 Severe persistent stress incontinence following radical prostatectomy for prostate cancer treatment, although not very common, remains the most annoying complication affecting patient’s quality of life, despite good surgical oncological results.
Ioannis Vakalopoulos +5 more
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The Future of Urodynamics: Innovations, Challenges, and Possibilities
Neurourology and Urodynamics, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Introduction Urodynamic studies (UDS) are essential for evaluating lower urinary tract function but are limited by patient discomfort, lack of standardization and diagnostic variability. Advances in technology aim to address these challenges and improve diagnostic accuracy and patient comfort.
Lauren E. Chew +4 more
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Prosthetic urinary sphincter [PDF]
, 1981 A pump/valve unit for controlling the inflation and deflation of a urethral collar in a prosthetic urinary sphincter device is described. A compressible bulb pump defining a reservoir was integrated with a valve unit for implantation.
Helms, C. R., Smyly, H. M.
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A nursing assessment tool for adults with fecal incontinence. [PDF]
, 2000 Fecal incontinence affects slightly more than 1% of community-dwelling adults. This article describes an assessment format, with a research basis when available, that has been developed in a specialist nursing clinic in the United Kingdom.
Chelvanayagam, Sonya, Norton, C.
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Detrusor Overactivity and Urodynamics
Neurourology and Urodynamics, EarlyView.ABSTRACT While overactive bladder (OAB) is a clinical diagnosis, detrusor overactivity is identified through urodynamic testing. UDS is usually considered when primary treatment for OAB fails, because UDS is expensive, time consuming, invasive, and sometimes inaccurate, and it is not considered to influence treatment strategy substantially.
Laura N. Nguyen, Geneviève Nadeau
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