Treatment of moderate to severe female stress urinary incontinence with the adjustable continence therapy (ACT) device after failed surgical repair

World Journal of Urology

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 249-253

  Aboseif, Sherif R ^a   Sassani, Pejvak ^a   Franke, Ethan I ^a   Nash, Steven D ^b   Slutsky, Joel N ^c   Baum, Neil H ^d   Le Tu, Mai ^e   Galloway, Niall T ^f   Pommerville, Peter J ^g   Sutherland, Suzette E ^h  

^a KAISER PERMANENTE MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b Kansas City Urology Care ^*  (United States)

^c Urological Surgeons   (United States)

^d Neil Baum Urology   (United States)

^e CHUS Flairmont   (Canada)

^f EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^g Can Med Clinical Research Inc   (Canada)

^h Metropolitan Urologic Specialists   (United States)

Author keywords

ACT; Adjustable continence device; Female stress incontinence; Recurrent incontinence; Urinary incontinence

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; APPARATUS, EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES; ARTICLE; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GYNECOLOGIC SURGERY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MIDDLE AGED; RECURRENT DISEASE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STRESS INCONTINENCE; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UROLOGIC SURGERY;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GYNECOLOGIC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; RECURRENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URINARY INCONTINENCE, STRESS; UROLOGIC SURGICAL PROCEDURES;

EID: 79953028634     PISSN: 07244983     EISSN: 14338726     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00345-010-0589-4     Document Type: Article

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