Urinary Stress Incontinence (Therapy)
Endoscopic Collagen Injection Therapy in Elderly Women with Type I Stress Urinary Incontinence
Published in Women's Health Weekly, February 26th, 1996
According to the author's abstract of an article published in Journal of Urology, "Purpose: The safety and efficacy of collagen injection therapy for the treatment of type I stress urinary incontinence were determined. Materials and Methods: A total of 12 women 68 to 85 years old (mean age 76) with type I stress urinary incontinence underwent collagen injection. Incontinence was subjectively categorized as grades 0 to 3, and Valsalva leak point pressures were measured before and after injection. Results: At a mean of 10.3 months (range 3 to 24) 10 of the 12 women (83%) were cured, while the remaining 2 noticed subjective improvement in incontinence. Average...
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