hemorrhoidectomy is the treatment of choice for patients with third or fourth-degree hemorrhoids. although the majority of surgeons believe that surgical hemorrhoidectomy is the most effective approach with excellent results in the management of hemorrhoid disease, but hemorrhoidectomy is not a simple procedure. one of the complications of this surgery is an injury to anal sphincters that can l...

conclusions nocturnal enuresis is a common problem that has multifaceted effects on both the child and the family. due to multiple etiologic factors, nocturnal enuresis is still not clearly defined. evidence acquisition this review was performed by evaluating the literature on nocturnal enuresis published between 1970 and 2015, available via pubmed and using the keywords “nocturnal enuresis,” “...

INTRODUCTION Little is known about the impact of surgery for stress urinary incontinence (SUI) on female sexual function, and results are conflicting. AIMS We aimed to clarify the impact of surgery for SUI on female sexual function. METHODS We analyzed data collected from two studies evaluating sexual function in women after placement of the tension-free vaginal tape, tension-free vaginal t...

PURPOSE This goal of this research was to develop and evaluate the psychometrics of a health-related quality of life scale developed to address issues related specifically to fecal incontinence, the Fecal Incontinence Quality of Life Scale. METHODS The Fecal Incontinence Quality of Life Scale is composed of a total of 29 items; these items form four scales: Lifestyle (10 items), Coping/Behavi...

PURPOSE We discuss epidemiological and clinical trial research in women with urinary incontinence and diabetes, and provide directions for future research. MATERIALS AND METHODS Published epidemiological and clinical trial literature examining diabetes and incontinence is presented. RESULTS Multiple studies have now confirmed that the prevalence and incidence of incontinence is increased in...

OBJECTIVE To estimate the effect of hormone therapy on risk of stress and urge urinary incontinence. METHODS The Heart Estrogen/progestin Replacement Study was a randomized, placebo-controlled, double-blinded trial to evaluate daily oral conjugated estrogen (0.625 mg) plus medroxyprogesterone acetate (2.5 mg) therapy for the prevention of heart disease events in women with established heart d...

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE We prospectively studied bladder function in stroke patients to determine the mechanisms responsible for poststroke urinary incontinence. METHODS Fifty-one patients with recent unilateral ischemic hemispheric stroke admitted to a neurorehabilitation unit were enrolled. The presence of urinary incontinence was correlated with infarct location, neurological deficits, and ...

INCONTINENCE of urine and faeces provides one of the great problems in geriatric medicine. It is a problem to which physicians on the whole have given little thought. Yet urinary incontinence in particular keeps large numbers of elderly people in hospital who could otherwise leave, and involves a disproportionate amount of nursing time. It is important, therefore, that physicians should have so...

AIMS To review the epidemiological literature of urinary incontinence with respect to overweight and obesity as a risk factor, and how the findings eventually fulfill general criteria for being a causal factor for the condition. Likewise to review all interventional studies assessing the effect of weight reduction on incontinence. METHODS Systematic searches until June 2008 for publications o...

OBJECTIVE Present study aimed to evaluate the effects of stress, urge and mixed urinary incontinence on the quality of life and mental health of Iranian women with urinary incontinence (UI). MATERIALS AND METHODS This was a cross sectional study of quality of life and mental health among women without and with different types of urinary incontinence (n = 140). Quality of life (QOL) and mental...