Stress urinary incontinence in young nulliparous sportswomen

Refractory Stress Urinary Incontinence

Pathophysiology of stress urinary incontinence.

All cases of stress urinary incontinence (SUI) are not the same; urethral pressures, prolapse conditions, and congenital and acquired sphincteric dysfunction all contribute to SUI pathophysiology. In order to optimally manage SUI, a thorough understanding of the pathophysiology behind the condition is necessary. Unsuccessful treatment of incontinence can result from the procedure itself or from...

Neurophysiology of stress urinary incontinence.

Stress urinary incontinence (SUI) involves involuntary leakage of urine in response to abdominal pressure caused by activities such as sneezing and coughing. The condition affects millions of women worldwide, causing physical discomfort as well as social distress and even social isolation. Until recently, SUI was approached by clinicians as a purely anatomic problem requiring behavioral or surg...

Improvement in stress urinary incontinence after abdominoplasty.

BACKGROUND Abdominoplasty is indicated in cosmetic surgery to improve body contour. Results from several studies suggest that abdominoplasty also could be therapeutic for certain individuals with urinary incontinence. OBJECTIVES The authors sought to determine the potential therapeutic effect of abdominoplasty on urinary incontinence in a large population to confirm the findings of smaller st...

Predictors of stress urinary incontinence in women

Introduction and objectives. The aim of this study is to highlight predictors or predisposing factors of stress urinary incontinence (SUI) in order to help clinicians during their treatment decisions and establish a preventive strategy to decrease the incontinence rate among women. Materials and methods. We performed a retrospective study over a period of 3 years (January 2012December 2014) in ...