SUFU 2008 Winter Meeting - POD #1 - Changes in Urinary Urgency, Frequency, and Pelvic Pain After Sacral Neuromodulation and the Role of the Global Response Assessment
Wednesday, 30 April 2008
Introduction and Objectives: In chronic urologic conditions, evaluating patients’ perceptions of symptom improvement in addition to assessing objective parameters is crucial when evaluating treatments.
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SUFU 2008 Winter Meeting - POD #2 - Unilateral Versus Bilateral Stage I Neuromodulation for the Treatment of Refractory Voiding Dysfunction
Wednesday, 30 April 2008
Introduction and Objectives: Sacral neuromodulation has become an established therapy for the treatment of refractory voiding dysfunction.
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SUFU 2008 Winter Meeting - POD #4 - The Validation of a Sham for Posterior Tibial Nerve Stimulation
Wednesday, 30 April 2008
Introduction and Objectives: Posterior tibial nerve stimulation (PTNS) is used to treat urgency and frequency in people with overactive bladder (OAB).
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SUFU 2008 Winter Meeting - POD #6 - The Evolving Role of Office Test Stimulation for Patients Undergoing Sacral Neuromodulation
Wednesday, 30 April 2008
Introduction and Objectives: Sacral neuromodulation (SNS) has become an accepted modality in the treatment of refractory voiding dysfunction.
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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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SUFU 2008 Winter Meeting - POD #8 - Safety and Efficacy of Chronic Pudendal Nerve Stimulation (CPNS): Medium Term Follow Up in Two Centers' Data-Collection
Wednesday, 30 April 2008
Introduction and Objectives: Further clinical evidence for the safety and efficacy of CPNS with tined lead under neurophysiological guidance comes from a two-centre chart-review study. The study aimed at evaluating the efficacy and safety of this therapy in patients with urinary and bowel disorders, such as neurogenic and idiopathic OAB, urinary retention, painfull bladder syndrome (PBS), constipation and sphincter deficit.
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Depressive Symptoms Increase the Incidence of Nocturia: Tampere Aging Male Urologic Study (TAMUS) - Abstract
Monday, 28 April 2008
Department of Urology, Tampere University Hospital, Tampere, Finland.
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Ultrasound Measurement of Bladder Wall Thickness in the Assessment of Voiding Dysfunction - Abstract
Monday, 28 April 2008
Urology Department, Concord Repatriation General Hospital, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
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SUFU 2008 Winter Meeting - Society for Urodynamics and Female Urology Holds International Meeting to Assess Areas of Consensus and Disagreement Regarding Interstitial Cystitis / Bladder Pain Syndrome
Saturday, 26 April 2008
BERKELEY, CA (UroToday.com) - Over the last 6 years there have been ongoing efforts around the world to standardize nomenclature, definition, and evaluation of interstitial cystitis/bladder pain syndrome/painful bladder syndrome.
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Predicting Detrusor Overactivity Using a Physician-Based Scoring System - Abstract
Friday, 25 April 2008
King’s College Hospital, London, UK.
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Nocturia in Men Less Than 50 Years of Age May Be Associated with Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome - Abstract
Friday, 25 April 2008
Department of Urology, Gifu University School of Medicine, Gifu, Japan.
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Urinary Nerve Growth Factor Levels Are Increased in Patients with Bladder Outlet Obstruction with Overactive Bladder Symptoms and Reduced After Successful Medical Treatment - Abstract
Monday, 21 April 2008
Department of Urology, Buddhist Tzu Chi General Hospital and Tzu Chi University, Hualien, Taiwan.
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Overactive Bladder in Children Should Be Strictly Differentiated from Monosymptomatic Nocturnal Enuresis
Thursday, 17 April 2008
BERKELEY, CA (UroToday.com) - A study out of Japan evaluated the prevalence of a concomitant overactive bladder in children with a chief complaint of primary nocturnal enuresis.
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Dual Use of Bladder Anticholinergics and Cholinesterase Inhibitors: Long-Term Functional and Cognitive Outcomes - Abstract
Wednesday, 16 April 2008
Section on Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine, Department of Medicine, School of Medicine, Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, USA.
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Overactive Bladder (OAB) 
