News tagged with urinary continence
New technique in robot-assisted laparoscopic prostatectomy
Stress urinary incontinence is one of the most feared complications of radical prostatectomy. The weighted mean continence rate immediately after catheter removal following robot-assisted laparoscopic radical prostatectomy ...
Aug 02, 2010 |
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Periurethral suspension technique results in greater continence rates after radical prostatectomy
The September issue of European Urology, the official journal of the European Association of Urology, features an article and a video in the Surgery in Motion section by Vipul R. Patel et al, showing that the periurethral suspen ...
Sep 03, 2009 |
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Behavioral therapy program reduces incontinence following radical prostatectomy
For men with incontinence for at least one year following radical prostatectomy, participation in a behavioral training program that included pelvic floor muscle training, bladder control strategies and fluid management, ...
Jan 11, 2011 |
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Laser may reduce prostate surgery's sexual side effects
One of the challenges of prostate cancer surgery is removing the cancer-affected gland without side effects. The procedure is estimated to cause long-term sexual dysfunction in half of men.
Aug 05, 2010 |
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Robotic prostate surgery may mean big trade-off
(AP) -- A new study suggests less-invasive keyhole surgery for prostate cancer may mean a higher risk for lasting incontinence and impotence when compared with traditional surgery.
Oct 13, 2009 |
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Surgeons perform world's first pediatric robotic bladder reconstruction
A 10-year-old Chicago girl born with an abnormally small bladder that made her incontinent has become the first patient to benefit from a new robotic-assisted bladder-reconstruction method developed by surgeons ...
Nov 20, 2008 |
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New catheter-less technique may ease the pain and discomfort of prostate cancer recovery
To ease the pain of recovery following prostate cancer surgery, physician-scientists have developed an innovative and patient-friendly approach that eliminates the use of a penile urinary catheter. The new patentable technique, ...
Oct 02, 2008 |
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Urologists report success using robot-assisted surgery for urinary abnormality
Ashok Hemal, M.D., a urologic surgeon from Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center, and colleagues have reported success using robot-assisted laparoscopic surgery to repair abnormal openings between the bladder and ...
Aug 18, 2008 |
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Study shows 1 in 3 women has pelvic floor disorder
A new study by Kaiser Permanente found that one-third of women suffer from one or more pelvic floor disorders, which include symptoms such as the frequent urge to urinate, dropped pelvic organs, and incontinence. The study, ...
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Mar 01, 2008 |
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Biomedical engineers advance on 'smart bladder pacemaker'
Duke University biomedical engineering researchers have moved a step closer to a "smart bladder pacemaker" that might one day restore bladder control in patients with spinal cord injury or neurological disease.
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Feb 16, 2007 |
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