SUFU 2008 Winter Meeting - POS #BS23 - Male and Female Rats Exhibit Distinct Changes in Urethral Outlet Resistance to Botulinum Toxin Type-A
Friday, 02 May 2008
Introduction and Objectives: We have previously demonstrated that botulinum toxin A (BTX-A) inhibits norepinephrine release from the proximal rat urethra (Smith CP et al., J Urol 169:1896, 2003), and significantly decreases leak point pressure (LPP) in female rats.
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SUFU 2008 Winter Meeting - POS #BS16 - The Effect of Sacral Nerve Stimulation on Detrusor Function and Structure in the Setting of Bladder Outlet Obstruction - A Rat Model
Friday, 09 May 2008
Introduction and Purpose: Sacral nerve stimulation (SNS) is indicated for the treatment of urinary frequency, urgency, urge incontinence, and non-obstructive urinary retention in patients who have failed conservative management.
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SUFU 2008 Winter Meeting - POS #37 - Volume of Preoperative Detrusor Overactivity Predicts Persistent Postoperative Detrusor Overactivity
Friday, 09 May 2008
Introduction and Objectives:
To determine significant preoperative predictors of persistent postoperative detrusor overactivity (DO) in patients with mixed urinary incontinence that undergo sling procedures
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SUFU 2008 Winter Meeting - POS #38 - Does Treatment of Overactive Bladder (OAB) with Urgency Urinary Incontinence (UUI) with Tolterodine Extended Release (TER) Decrease Rates of Coital Incontinence?
Friday, 09 May 2008
Introduction and Objectives:
Coital incontinence is thought be to be related to urethral and/or pelvic floor dysfunction and secondary to stress urinary incontinence.
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SUFU 2008 Winter Meeting - POS #11 - Prevalence of Undiagnosed Urinary Incontinence in Women
Friday, 09 May 2008
Introduction and Objectives:
Many women report they do not discuss their urinary incontinence symptoms with their physicians.
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SUFU 2008 Winter Meeting - POS #MP1 - Validation of the Incontinence Symptom Severity Index: A Self-Assessment Instrument for Voiding Symptom Severity in Women
Wednesday, 07 May 2008
Introduction and Objectives: Most commonly used validated self-assessment instruments for voiding symptoms assess bother due to symptoms or effects of symptoms on quality of life.
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SUFU 2008 Winter Meeting - POS #MP5 - Anatomical Review of the Integral Theory of Female Urinary Incontinence
Wednesday, 07 May 2008
Introduction and Objectives: The Integral Theory of Female Urinary Incontinence (ITFUI) states that “stress symptoms, urge symptoms, and symptoms of defective flow may all derive, for different reasons, from laxity in the vagina or its supporting ligaments, a result of altered connective tissue”.
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SUFU 2008 Winter Meeting - POD #10 - Description of a Salvage Technique in Patients with Previously Failed Continent Catheterizable Ileocecal Urinary Diversion
Wednesday, 07 May 2008
Introduction and Objectives: The etiology of incontinence varies greatly in patients with continent catheterizable urinary diversions (CCD).
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SUFU 2008 Winter Meeting - POD #23 - Outcomes of the Obstructing Sling for Treatment of Incontinence in Women with Multiple Sclerosis
Monday, 05 May 2008
Introduction and Objectives:
Incontinent women with multiple sclerosis (MS) present a particular challenge to the urologist.
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SUFU 2008 Winter Meeting - POS #MP2 - Incontinence and Pelvic Reconstructive Surgery: Practice Patterns of Southeastern Section AUA Urologists
Monday, 05 May 2008
Introduction and Objectives:
Female pelvic floor dysfunction (PFD), including urinary incontinence and pelvic organ prolapse, markedly affects health related quality of life with a prevalence that increases with age.
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SUFU 2008 Winter Meeting - POS #MP9 - Long Term Durability and Functional Outcomes among Patients with Artifical Urinary Sphincters: A 10 Year Retrospective Review from the University of Michigan
Monday, 05 May 2008
Introduction and Objectives:
The artificial urinary sphincter (AUS) continues to be one of the most effective surgical treatments for severe urinary incontinence.
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SUFU 2008 Winter Meeting - POS #BS12 - Time-Dependent Contribution of Terminal Nerves and Vasculture to the Remodeling of the Bladder in Diabetic Rat
Monday, 05 May 2008
Introduction and Objectives: Diabetic Bladder Dysfunction (DBD) is among the most common and bothersome complications of diabetes mellitus (DM).
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SUFU 2008 Winter Meeting - POD #5 - Modified Technique to Avoid Surgical Site Infection: 6-Year Experience with Sacral Neuromodulation
Wednesday, 30 April 2008
Introduction and Objectives: Procedures for sacral neuromodulation (SN) are considered minimally invasive; however, surgical site infection is not uncommon and may result in removal of the device and discontinuation of therapy.
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SUFU 2008 Winter Meeting - POD #7 - Urodynamic Predictors of Successful Test Stimulation for Sacral Neuromodulation in Patients with Neurologic Disease and Voiding Dysfunction
Wednesday, 30 April 2008
Introduction and Objectives: We evaluated various urodynamic parameters as potential predictors for successful test stimulation for Sacral Neuromodulation in patients with neurologic disease and voiding dysfunction.
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SUFU 2008 Winter Meeting - POD #3 - The Effect of Neuromodulation on Female Sexual Function
Wednesday, 30 April 2008
Introduction and Objectives: Recent studies suggest that Interstim® neuromodulation therapy may improve female sexual dysfunction. We prospectively evaluated women undergoing Interstim® implantation for urgency, frequency, urinary retention or Interstitial Cystitis (IC) to determine if neuromodulation would have any effect on the Female Sexual Function Index (FSFI) or any of its domains (desire, arousal, lubrication, orgasm, satisfaction, pain).
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