Objectives To assess the prevalence of and risk factors for urinary (UI) and fecal (FI)
incontinence in adults in long-term care (LTC) settings and in the community, the …

STUDY OBJECTIVE: To review the existing literature regarding complications of
antiincontinence sling procedures. METHODS AND MATERIALS: PubMed listings using …

Purpose: Pubovaginal slings successfully treat stress urinary incontinence in women with
intrinsic sphincter deficiency. Because of its durability, it has been attractive procedure in …

The objective of this study was to compare porcine dermal sling (Pelvicol™ implant, Bard)
with tension-free vaginal tape (TVT) in the surgical treatment of stress incontinence. One …

Objective: To evaluate the possible impact of a neutral third party on the patients' responses
to health-related quality of life (HRQL) instruments. Methods: 119 patients operated at the …

Purpose: The gross anatomy of the pudendal nerve branches was studied to identify more
precisely the neuroanatomical relationship in the region of the anal canal, bladder neck and …

Purpose: We report our initial experience with cadaveric fascia lata in pubovaginal sling
procedures. Materials and Methods: We compared 121 consecutive women who underwent …

Purpose: Pubovaginal sling procedures offer highly effective treatment for patients with
female stress urinary incontinence. A recent modification of this technique is the use of …

PURPOSE: We reviewed treatment options for intrinsic sphincteric deficiency in women with
an emphasis on safety and efficacy. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Using MEDLINE, we …

Purpose: The 4-defect repair of grade 4 cystocele corrects discrete and severe deficiencies
of vesicourethral support. We describe this technique used during pelvic reconstruction in …