Importance Urinary incontinence, the involuntary loss of urine, is a common health condition
that may decrease quality of life. Ten to twenty percent of women and up to 77% of women …

Urinary incontinence affects women of all ages. History, physical examination, and certain
tests can guide specialists in diagnosing stress urinary incontinence, urgency urinary …

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 …

Results: We noted a dramatic increase in the use of the classification in many fields of
surgery. About half of the studies used the contracted form, whereas the rest used the full …

Importance More than 300 000 surgeries are performed annually in the United States for
pelvic organ prolapse. Sacrospinous ligament fixation (SSLF) and uterosacral ligament …

Context Surgical nonautologous meshes have been used for several decades to repair
abdominal wall herniae. Implantable materials have been adopted for the treatment of …

Background Midurethral slings are increasingly used for the treatment of stress
incontinence, but there are limited data comparing types of slings and associated …

Background: A severity grading system is essential to reporting surgical complications. In
1992, we presented such a system (T92). Its use and that of systems derived from it have …

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

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