Leisurely walking could lower a women’s stone risk. Frailty should be strongly considered before pursuing sling surgery in older women, according to investigators. Frailty may increase the risk for ...

(HealthDay News) — For patients undergoing midurethral sling surgery, preoperative testing frequently does not adhere to national guidelines, according to a study published in The Journal of Urology.

Surgeons may significantly underestimate how long it will take women to return to normal activities following sling surgery to correct stress urinary incontinence, a new study has found. The ...

Although the etiology of stress urinary incontinence (SUI) has not been completely elucidated, understanding of the physiopathologic principles of female SUI has improved over the past several decades ...

DALLAS – Aug. 29, 2007 – Michael Yarborough, a 58-year-old business owner from Waxahachie, Texas, was fortunate. A routine check-up three years ago revealed prostate cancer, but a side effect of his ...

- In women with pelvic organ prolapse (POP) and stress urinary incontinence (SUI), continence surgery at the same time as POP surgery likely improves rates of SUI after surgery. In continent women ...

One of the most commonly performed surgeries to treat stress urinary incontinence in women may have better long-term results than another common surgical technique, according to a new study. The ...

Most notably, the use of lidocaine did not increase acute postoperative urinary retention (POUR) following the procedure to treat stress urinary incontinence (SUI), with the same number of patients ...

June 22, 2022 – There is a long history of confusion and controversy regarding the use of polypropylene mesh materials for pelvic floor disorders in women, such as stress urinary incontinence (SUI) or ...

There are many reasons to have urology surgery. For example, your surgeon may operate to remove kidney stones, treat infertility, or manage urinary incontinence. Urologic surgeons treat patients of ...