Stress urinary incontinence (SUI) is common in women and can significantly impact quality of life. This is a review of the 6th International Consultation on Incontinence (ICI) chapter analyzing level of evidence on surgical treatment of SUI as well as the consensus algorithm that resulted from the detailed work in the committee report as of […]
To evaluate whether polyacrylamide hydrogel (PAHG) is non-inferior to tension-free vaginal tape (TVT) in treatment of women with primary stress urinary incontinence (SUI). In this, controlled, non-inferiority clinical trial, primary SUI patients were randomized to TVT or PAHG treatments. The primary outcome was patient satisfaction, and secondary outcomes were effectiveness in reducing urinary leakage and […]
Preoperative urodynamic studies (UDS) are frequently performed before pelvic organ prolapse (POP) surgery to assess urethral and bladder function. The primary goal of this study is to examine how preoperative UDS are utilized and what value these studies have in patient treatment and/or counseling. We retrospectively reviewed patients who underwent prolapse surgery and had preoperative […]
To study possible associations between levator ani muscle (LAM) injury and urinary incontinence (UI) and fecal incontinence (FI) and possible associations between bladder neck descent (BND), urethral funneling, and UI. A cross-sectional study of 608 women with first delivery in 1990 to 1997 assessed in 2013 to 2014. The Urinary Distress Inventory (UDI-6) and Colorectal […]
To assess the efficacy and the impact on the quality of life (QoL) of patients suffering stress urinary incontinence (SUI) treated with VIRTUE © sling. Retrospective monocenteric study where patients treated with VIRTUE © sling were included between January 2016 and May 2018. The severity of the incontinence was judged based on the number of […]
To emphasize the efficiency of vaginal cone (VC) therapy in stress urinary incontinence (SUI) through a comparison with transobturator tape (TOT). A prospective randomized controlled study was conducted at the Etlik Zübeyde Hanım Maternity and Women Hospital during a one year study period. Forty women were allocated into two equal groups; those treated with VCs […]
To determine the rate and the distribution of the structural defects in the urinary bladder complicating urethral stricture in men, and to compare the complications observed in the younger patients to those observed in the older patients. Retrospectively, case files of patients diagnosed of urethral stricture using retrograde urethrogram (RUG) and voiding cysto-urethrogram (VCUG) from […]
Pelvic organ prolapse is a common complaint among older women. Vaginal pessary insertion is an appropriate treatment as a non-surgical method with few complications. This paper is a prospective observational study of 68 patients with pelvic organ prolapse that was carried out at the Imam Khomeini Hospital’s Pelvic Floor clinic. The degree of pelvic organ […]
Previous studies have shown an association between urinary incontinence (UI) and increased mortality, independent of demographics and health status. However, they do not account for the effect of frailty, as a state of vulnerability. We evaluated whether there was an association between UI and mortality, and if so, whether adjustment for a frailty index affects […]
Immunotherapy represents the new era of cancer treatment because of its promising results in various cancer types. In urological tumors, the use of the immune-checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) is increasingly spreading. Although not all patients and not all diseases respond equally well to immunotherapy, there is an increasing need to find predictive markers of response to […]
