BACKGROUND Urinary incontinence is a highly prevalent condition in aging women that results in significant morbidity. Less than half of women who suffer from urinary incontinence seek treatment, resulting in a significant proportion of clinically relevant urinary incontinence remaining undiagnosed. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to quantify the prevalence of urinary incontinence in un...

PURPOSE We examined prevalence rates, and changes in continence and incontinence before and after radical prostatectomy for prostate cancer by comparing different definitions. We also studied the descriptive validity of the grading system of Ellison et al for post-prostatectomy incontinence and baseline predictors of post-prostatectomy incontinence at 12 months. MATERIALS AND METHODS This nat...

Correspondence: emily L Whitcomb Southern California Permanente Medical Group, Orange County irvine Medical Center, Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery, 6650 Alton Parkway, irvine, CA 92618 Tel +1 949 932 5677 Fax +1 949 932 6348 email [email protected] Background: The purpose of this research was review the epidemiology of the association of obesity and urinary incontinence...

BACKGROUND The research article looks at the background of women with urinary incontinence and exposed to different demographic factors. Women who had urinary incontinence and women without urinary incontinence were compared with regards to their demographic features and risk of development of urinary problems. These risk factors can either cause short term or temporary urinary incontinence or ...

BACKGROUND To explore the additive effect of urinary incontinence, in people with comorbid depression, on health related quality of life. METHODS Males and females, 15 to 95 years (n = 3010, response rate 70.2%) were interviewed face to face in the 1998 Autumn South Australian Health Omnibus Survey. RESULTS Self-reported urinary incontinence was found in 20.3% (n=610), and depression as def...

BACKGROUND Urinary incontinence in women is a common problem that adversely affects quality of life. PURPOSE To synthesize evidence of management of urinary incontinence in women. DATA SOURCES MEDLINE, CINAHL, and the Cochrane Library. STUDY SELECTION 96 randomized, controlled trials (RCTs) and 3 systematic reviews published in English from 1990 through May 2007. DATA EXTRACTION Using s...

BACKGROUND In a recent placebo-controlled Phase III study, oxybutynin chloride topical gel (OTG) significantly improved urinary continence in patients with overactive bladder. In this post hoc analysis, the effect of incontinence severity on OTG-mediated improvement in continence was evaluated. METHODS Change from baseline in the number of incontinence episodes was evaluated in patients with ...

Traditionally after abdominal surgery, the passage of flatus or bowel movement is considered the clinical evidence for starting an oral diet. The resolution of post-operative ileus defined by the passage of flatus usually occurs within five days (1, 2). Post-operative dysmotility predominantly affects the stomach and colon, with the small bowel recovering normal function 4-8 hours after laparot...