Sacral Neuromodulation
Sacral Neuromodulation CHRISTOPHER F. TENGGARDJAJA SANDIP VASAVADA Overactive bladder (OAB) symptoms are projected to affect 34 million people in the United States, with a projected national cost of $76 billion…
The Male Sling for Postprostatectomy Incontinence: Current Concepts and Controversies
The Male Sling for Postprostatectomy Incontinence: Current Concepts and Controversies YING H. JURA CRAIG V. COMITER PREVALENCE OF POSTPROSTATECTOMY INCONTINENCE The most common cause of stress urinary incontinence (SUI) in…
The Artificial Urinary Sphincter
The Artificial Urinary Sphincter ANGELO E. GOUSSE HARI S. G. R. TUNUGUNTLA NEAL PATEL IZAK FAIENA INTRODUCTION AND EPIDEMIOLOGY Normal lower urinary tract function is critical in maintaining urinary continence…
Urethral Slings
Urethral Slings ALEX GOMELSKY A form of “sling surgery” to treat female stress urinary incontinence (SUI) has existed for over a century. Despite the sequential implementation of various autologous tissues,…
Abdominal Retropubic Approaches for Female Incontinence
Abdominal Retropubic Approaches for Female Incontinence LESLIE M. RICKEY Urinary incontinence (UI) is common, with approximately 30% of women reporting any incontinence; about 25% to 50% of these cases are…
Injectable Therapies for Incontinence in Women
Injectable Therapies for Incontinence in Women STEPHEN MOCK MELISSA R. KAUFMAN W. STUART REYNOLDS ROGER R. DMOCHOWSKI Injecting material into the wall of the urethra to bulk the submucosal tissue…
Carcinoma of the Urethra (Male AND Female)
Carcinoma of the Urethra (Male AND Female) EUGENE J. PIETZAK THOMAS J. GUZZO Primary urethral cancer is a rare tumor that accounts for less than 0.5% of all malignancies and…
Anterior Urethral Stricture Disease
Anterior Urethral Stricture Disease HUNTER WESSELLS Urethral strictures have plagued men since antiquity, with descriptions in Indian literature dating as far back as 1000 BC. (1). The presentation of urethral…
Surgery for Urethral Trauma Including Urethral Disruption
Surgery for Urethral Trauma Including Urethral Disruption TIMOTHY J. TAUSCH JAY SIMHAN ALLEN F. MOREY Early recognition and diagnosis of urethral injuries are crucial to the successful management and prevention…
Anatomy of the Urethra
Anatomy of the Urethra LAWRENCE M. DAGROSA E. ANN GORMLEY FEMALE URETHRA Gross/Microscopic The female urethra extends 3 to 5 cm from the bladder neck to the external urethral meatus….
