Published in International urogynecology journal
Previous studies have found high prevalence rates of anxiety and depression in women with urinary incontinence (UI). This study investigates the prevalence in women who had turned to eHealth for treatment of UI and identifies possible factors associated with depression. We analyzed data from two randomized controlled trials evaluating eHealth treat...
Published in International urogynecology journal
The paucity of long-term safety and efficacy data to support laparoscopic mesh sacrohysteropexy is noteworthy given concerns about the use of polypropylene mesh in pelvic floor surgery. This study is aimed at determining the incidence of mesh-associated complications and reoperation following this procedure. This was a cross-sectional postal questi...
Published in International urogynecology journal
The Cleveland Clinic Incontinence Score, known as the Wexner Score (WS), is a simple, disease-specific questionnaire for anal incontinence (AI) assessment. We aimed to translate and validate a Hebrew version of the WS. Between November 2018 and December 2019, the WS was back translated and reviewed by a multidisciplinary pelvic floor team. The ques...
Published in International urogynecology journal
Surgical outcomes of elderly women who have been treated using midurethral slings could be influenced by confounding factors, such as age-related comorbidities. Aim of this study is to assess elderly patients (>75 years) who underwent a transobturator sling procedure with a follow-up of at least 13 years. This is a prospective follow-up observation...
Published in International urogynecology journal
To provide a validated Thai language version of the International Consultation on Incontinence Questionnaire-Female Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms (ICIQ-FLUTS) following a standardized procedure and to evaluate its psychometric properties. After IRB approval, the English ICIQ-FLUTS was translated into Thai according to the cross-cultural adaptation p...
Published in International urogynecology journal
Lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) in subjects with Mayer-Rokitansky-Küster-Hauser syndrome treated by Davydov's laparoscopic neo-vaginoplasty were measured. Davydov's laparoscopic neo-vaginoplasty was undertaken at the Department of Obstetrics/gynecology, San Raffaele Hospital, Milan, Italy, from November 2015 to July 2017, by two highly qualifie...
Published in International urogynecology journal
Published in International urogynecology journal
A voiding diary is a method to investigate lower urinary tract symptoms. The purpose was to elaborate a descriptive analysis of nonpaid voiding diaries for mobile applications and to compare them regarding their quality. We searched the platforms of iTunes (Apple Inc., Brazil) and Google Play (Google Inc., Brazil) using the keywords: "voiding diary...
Published in International urogynecology journal
To present the surgical details and the outcomes of our modified ventral onlay buccal mucosal graft (BMG) urethroplasty technique in female patients with urethral strictures. We included the first seven female patients who had BMG urethroplasty between January 2015 and April 2019 and had at least 6 months of follow-up. Patient age, stricture length...
Published in International urogynecology journal
The International Consultation on Incontinence Questionnaire Overactive Bladder Symptoms Quality of Life (ICIQ-OABqol) Module evaluates the quality of life of individuals with overactive bladder (OAB) symptoms, and its use in scientific studies and clinical practice is recommended by the International Continence Society. The aim was to conduct the ...
