Credit: Getty Images Recent meta-analysis is the first to compare the outcomes of urethral sling surgery for SUI in men with and without a history of radiation therapy. Men with a history of pelvic ...

Sling-related complications vary with the material composition of the sling. While surgery with prepackaged synthetic slings is associated with a quicker recovery, shorter operating time, shorter ...

In the largest and most rigorous U.S. trial comparing two traditional operations for stress urinary incontinence (SUI) in women, a team of urologists and urogynecologists supported by the National ...

Although the etiology of stress urinary incontinence (SUI) has not been completely elucidated, understanding of the physiopathologic principles of female SUI has improved over the past several decades ...

Leisurely walking could lower a women’s stone risk. Frailty should be strongly considered before pursuing sling surgery in older women, according to investigators. Frailty may increase the risk for ...

DALLAS – Aug. 29, 2007 – Michael Yarborough, a 58-year-old business owner from Waxahachie, Texas, was fortunate. A routine check-up three years ago revealed prostate cancer, but a side effect of his ...

Screening and the early detection of prostate cancer have led to a dramatic increase in the number of men undergoing radical prostatectomy. As a consequence, stress urinary incontinence (SUI) is now ...

WEDNESDAY, Feb. 21, 2024 (HealthDay News) -- If you're female and you lose bladder control upon exertion -- sneezing, coughing, laughing, lifting something heavy -- you may have stress urinary ...

For women with frequent urine leakage, a newer and simpler "sling" surgery works as well as the standard version, according to a new clinical trial. The study involved women with stress urinary ...

One of the most commonly performed surgeries to treat stress urinary incontinence in women may have better long-term results than another common surgical technique, according to a new study. The ...

There are many reasons to have urology surgery. For example, your surgeon may operate to remove kidney stones, treat infertility, or manage urinary incontinence. Urologic surgeons treat patients of ...