Stress Urinary Incontinence
Should surgery for stress urinary incontinence include pelvic organ prolapse surgery?
Published in Women's Health Weekly, January 5th, 2006
"This review discusses recently published data concerning the indications for pelvic organ prolapse (POP) surgery in women who present with stress urinary incontinence (SUI)," scientists in the United States reported.
"POP can functionally mask SUI. Surgery for POP may unmask occult SUI in many women," J.M. Latini and K.J. Kreder stated. "Clinically continent women undergoing POP surgery are at risk for developing symptomatic SUI postoperatively. Preoperative identification of occult (and overt) SUI will facilitate the use of an appropriate prophylactic...
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