Treatment of Urge Incontinence With Combination Neuromodulation Techniques

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  • Earl A. Surwit
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Surwit—Treatment of Urge Incontinence Earl A. Surwit, MD, has been a clinical professor of obstetrics and gynecology at the University of Arizona, Tucson, since 1986. His focus is in the fields of urogynecology, pelvic floor medicine, nonsurgical management of urinary incontinence, and fecal incontinence and pelvic prolapse. Dr Surwit has been the recipient of numerous grants, including serving as principal investigator for a grant from the National Cancer Institute on phase I, II, and III investigation of local B-all-trans-retinoic acid (vitamin A) delivered via a collagen sponge and cervical cap in mild and moderate dysplasia of the cervix. He is first author or coauthor of more than 100 journal articles.

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تاریخ انتشار 2009