Background Urinary incontinence is a very common and debilitating problem affecting about
50% of women at some point in their lives. Stress urinary incontinence (SUI) is a …

CONTEXT: Burch colposuspension, pubovaginal sling, and midurethral retropubic tape (RT)
and transobturator tape (TOT) have been the most popular surgical treatments for female …

Purpose Stress urinary incontinence is a common problem experienced by many women
that can have a significant negative impact on the quality of life of those who suffer from the …

Background Urodynamic studies are commonly performed in women before surgery for
stress urinary incontinence, but there is no good evidence that they improve outcomes …

Objective Understanding the long-term comparative effectiveness of competing surgical
repairs is essential as failures after primary interventions for stress urinary incontinence …

Introduction and hypothesis One of the main outcomes in the assessment of the treatment of
pelvic organ prolapse in women is quality of life. Using quality of life as an outcome measure …

Accepted for publication January 23, 2012. cerebrovascular disease, diabetes,
hypertension, obstructive sleep apnea, and normal-pressure hydrocephalus. Functional …

The renal system consists of the kidney, ureters, and the urethra. The overall function of the
system filters approximately 200 liters of fluid a day from renal blood flow which allows for …

OBJECTIVE: To compare the efficacy of tension-free vaginal tape (TVT) to transobturator
tape in the treatment of women with stress urinary incontinence (SUI) and intrinsic sphincter …

Introduction and hypothesis Stress urinary incontinence is a common problem affecting 12-
46% of women. A cohort of women have a more severe form of stress urinary incontinence …