Studies from J.R.A. Duckett et al add new findings in the area of women's health

In this recently published article, scientists in Gillingham, the United Kingdom conducted a study "To determine whether preoperative pressure-flow studies (PFS) predict the resolution of detrusor overactivity (DO) and overactive bladder (OAB) symptoms after a tension-free vaginal tape procedure (TVT). Thirty-five consecutive women with mixed DO and urodynamic stress incontinence (USI) undergoing a TVT had PFS before and afterward reviewed, and the results compared There was resolution of OAB symptoms in 51%; the persistence of OAB symptoms was predicted by a significant decrease (20.0 to 14.0 mL/s) in the maximum flow rate after the TVT (P = 0.027) and a significant increase in the...

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