Urinary incontinence in women

Y Aoki, HW Brown, L Brubaker, JN Cornu… - Nature reviews Disease …, 2017 - nature.com
Urinary incontinence symptoms are highly prevalent among women, have a substantial
effect on health-related quality of life and are associated with considerable personal and …

Obliterative procedures for pelvic organ prolapse

S Abbasy, K Kenton - Clinical obstetrics and gynecology, 2010 - journals.lww.com
Colpocleisis is an effective surgical treatment for pelvic organ prolapse in elderly women
who do not wish to preserve the vagina for sexual intercourse. Colpocleisis provides good …

Tension-free vaginal tape surgery versus polyacrylamide hydrogel injection for primary stress urinary incontinence: a randomized clinical trial

AM Itkonen Freitas, M Mentula… - The Journal of …, 2020 - auajournals.org
Purpose: We evaluated whether polyacrylamide hydrogel is noninferior to tension-free
vaginal tape to treat women with primary stress urinary incontinence. Materials and …

Evaluation and outcome measures in the treatment of female urinary stress incontinence: International Urogynecological Association (IUGA) guidelines for research …

G Ghoniem, E Stanford, K Kenton, C Achtari… - International …, 2008 - Springer
Background Millions of women are afflicted with stress urinary incontinence (SUI) and pelvic
organ prolapse (POP) around the globe, and the literature is abundant with different types of …

Sexual function in women with pelvic organ prolapse compared to women without pelvic organ prolapse

JM Novi, S Jeronis, MA Morgan, LA Arya - The Journal of urology, 2005 - Elsevier
PURPOSE:: We compared sexual function in women with pelvic organ prolapse to that in
women without prolapse. MATERIALS AND METHODS:: We collected sexual function data …

Patient preparedness: an important predictor of surgical outcome

K Kenton, T Pham, E Mueller, L Brubaker - American journal of obstetrics …, 2007 - Elsevier
OBJECTIVE: The objective of the study was to determine the influence of patient readiness
for reconstructive pelvic surgery on surgical outcomes. STUDY DESIGN: After undergoing …

Patient-centered surgical outcomes: the impact of goal achievement and urge incontinence on patient satisfaction one year after surgery

ST Mahajan, EA Elkadry, KS Kenton, S Shott… - American journal of …, 2006 - Elsevier
OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study was to assess factors that influence patient
satisfaction 1 year after pelvic reconstructive surgery. STUDY DESIGN: We previously …

Conservative versus surgical management of prolapse: what dictates patient choice?

DS Kapoor, R Thakar, AH Sultan, R Oliver - International Urogynecology …, 2009 - Springer
Introduction and hypothesis The aim of this study is to establish whether the presence of
severe symptoms influences women's choice of pessaries or surgery for uterovaginal …

Colpocleisis and urinary incontinence

MP FitzGerald, L Brubaker - American journal of obstetrics and gynecology, 2003 - Elsevier
OBJECTIVE: The study was undertaken to review results of colpocleisis performed for
advanced pelvic organ prolapse (POP) in elderly women, with attention to perioperative …

International urogynecology consultation: patient reported outcome measures (PROs) use in the evaluation of patients with pelvic organ prolapse

S Cichowski, ME Grzybowska, GE Halder… - International …, 2022 - Springer
Introduction and hypothesis Patient-reported outcome measure instruments include patient-
reported outcomes (PROs) and patient-reported goals (PRGs), which allow practitioners to …