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The Incontinence Severity Index (ISI) is a patient questionnaire to ascertain severity of urinary incontinence (UI) via two items. The aim of this study was to translate the ISI into German, to compare it with the German-language King’s Health Questionnaire (KHQ), an already validated German-language questionnaire within the scope of UI to measure condition-specific quality […]

Urinary incontinence (UI) is a highly prevalent condition characterized by the deficiency of the urethral sphincter muscle. Regenerative medicine branches, particularly cell therapy, are novel approaches to improve and restore the urethral sphincter function.

To compare the clinical efficacy and urodynamic parameter changes between the MiniArc and the Solyx sling for the treatment of female urodynamic stress incontinence (USI). One-hundred and thirty (MiniArc n = 79, BS-Solyx n = 51) patients were included in this study.

Objectives: To assess the efficacy of intralesional injection of mitomycin C (MMC), using a novel adjustable-tip needle, following visual internal urethrotomy (VIU) in reducing the recurrence of de novo bulbar urethral stricture disease (USD).

Obesity is a well-known risk factor for lower urinary tract disorders. Lifestyle plays an essential role in the etiology of the symptoms, negatively affecting self-esteem and quality of social, professional, and sexual life.

This prospective multicenter observational study evaluated postprostatectomy incontinence treatment outcomes with Virtue male sling at 12 and 36 months. Objective assessment was based on a 24-h pad weight test with improvement defined by a decrease >50% and cure by less than 1.

Pelvic organ prolapse (POP) and stress urinary incontinence (SUI) are common conditions affecting women’s health and quality of life. In 50% of cases, SUI occurs after POP surgery, which is called de novo SUI.

This study aimed to evaluate the effect of bladder wall thickness (BWT) (using transabdominal ultrasound) on the outcomes of antimuscarinic treatment in women with overactive bladder. A total of 102 female patients with symptoms of OAB were recruited.

In this study, we aimed to investigate the prevalence and factors associated with urinary symptoms using cross-sectional data from the Japan Nurses’ Health Study, a prospective cohort study among female nurses.

Nocturia is a common urinary complaint among patients presenting with lower urinary tract symptoms and in recent years, there is a greater emphasis to tailor the treatment for nocturia in a more holistic and multidisciplinary manner given the potential multifactorial causes for nocturia.