The inhibitory effect of intraspinal microstimulation of the sacral spinal cord on nonlinear bladder reflex dynamics in cats by Amirhossein Qasemi, Alireza Aminian, Abbas Erfanian

“…ObjectiveElectrical stimulation of the pudendal nerve, pelvic nerve, sacral dorsal root ganglion (DRG), and spinal cord has been explored to treat urinary incontinence and overactive bladder (OAB). This study introduces sacral intraspinal microstimulation (ISMS) as a novel method to inhibit spontaneous bladder reflexes in anesthetized cats. …”
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Artificial Urinary Sphincter: Long-Term Results and Patient Satisfaction by Drogo K. Montague

“…A majority of men who undergo AUS implantation for post prostatectomy urinary incontinence achieve satisfactory results (0 to 1 pad per day). …”
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Geriatric Syndromes and Abandonment by Abel Pérez Pavón, Alejandra Villegas Villegas, Yamileth del Socorro López Franco, Donovan Casas Patiño, Alejandra Rodríguez Torres

“…Mild, moderate and severe cognitive impairment was found in low proportions. 40.7 % of the patients accepted having urinary incontinence. The presence of polypharmacy was found in high proportions. …”
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A case of neuronal intranuclear inclusion disease (NIID) presenting with hydrocephalus-like clinical features: case report by Yonghong Wang, Yongxiang Li, Wei Pan, Yuezhen Shen, Junxia Li, Ying Liu, Yuhua Peng, Shulai Zhu

“…The patient presented with tremors and urinary incontinence. Physical examination indicated pupillary constriction, and electromyography suggested peripheral neuropathy. …”
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Stigmatization as a Barrier to Urologic Care: A Review by Parker Foster, Marie Luebke, Abrahim N. Razzak, Danyon J. Anderson, Jamal Hasoon, Omar Viswanath, Alan D. Kaye, Ivan Urits

“…The scope of this review was limited to three highly prevalent conditions affecting both men and women, including urinary incontinence, erectile dysfunction, and genitourinary syndrome of menopause.…”
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Age-Related White Matter Changes by Yun Yun Xiong, Vincent Mok

“…Most recent studies have shown that WMC are associated with a host of poor outcomes, including cognitive impairment, dementia, urinary incontinence, gait disturbances, depression, and increased risk of stroke and death. …”
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Severe Eosinophilic Meningoencephalitis Secondary to Suspected Neuroangiostrongyliasis with a Good Clinical Outcome by Fabian Chiong, Andrew R. Lloyd, Jeffrey J. Post

“…We describe a 36-year-old man who presented subacutely with fevers, reduced level of consciousness, confusion, ophthalmoplegia, and urinary incontinence. He was diagnosed with severe eosinophilic meningoencephalitis secondary to suspected Angiostrongylus cantonensis based on clinical, serological, and radiological findings. …”
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Parkinson's Disease as the Onset of Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus. A case Report by Miguel de Jesús Mazorra Pazos

“…Normal pressure hydrocephalus is a syndrome characterized by gait abnormalities, cognitive impairment, urinary incontinence that is associated with enlargement of the ventricular system in the absence of elevated cerebrospinal fluid pressure. …”
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Assessing the health implications of anticholinergic drugs in older people by Mariangela Boccardi, Virginia Boccardi

“…We propose practical guidelines for their use in clinical contexts such as dementia, schizophrenia, depression, anxiety, Parkinson’s disease, cardiovascular conditions, and urinary incontinence. …”
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Idiopathic Thoracic Spontaneous Spinal Epidural Hematoma by Abdurrahman Aycan, Seymen Ozdemir, Harun Arslan, Edip Gonullu, Cemal Bozkına

“…The patient had urinary incontinence and thoracic magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) showed an image of a mass compressing the medulla.…”
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Using Health Utility Index (HUI) for Measuring the Impact on Health-Related Quality of Life (HRQL) Among Individuals with Chronic Diseases by Frank Mo, Bernard C.K. Choi, Felix C.K. Li, Joav Merrick

“…Results of this study showed that arthritis/rheumatism, heart disease, high blood pressure, cataracts, and diabetes had a severe impact on HRQL. Urinary incontinence, Alzheimer/other dementia, effects of stroke, cancers, thyroid condition, and back problems have a moderate impact. …”
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Congenital Bladder and Urethral Agenesis: Two Case Reports and Management by Salahaddin Delshad, Hadith Rastad, Parham Mardi

“…We are reporting two female patients (3 and 6 years old) with bladder and urethral agenesis who presented with urinary incontinence. In both patients, magnetic resonant imaging (MRI) revealed a case of bladder and urethral agenesis with normal ureters draining into the vagina. …”
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Delayed Presentation of Suture Erosion following Burch Colposuspension by Robert Shapiro, Ali Hajiran, Stanley Zaslau

“…Synthetic mid-urethral mesh slings are the most common primary surgical treatment for stress urinary incontinence (SUI) and have been designated as the standard of care by the American Urogynecologic Society. …”
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A Review of Our Experience in Trans Obturator Tension Free Vaginal Tape Surgery in 16 Patients by Kadir Bakay, Davut Güven

“… OBJECTIVE: We aim to share our surgical experience in 16 patients that were complaining of genuine stress urinary incontinence, in which trans obturator tension (TOT) free vaginal tape procedure was performed. …”
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Symphysis Pubis Osteomyelitis: An Uncommon Complication after Robotic Assisted Radical Prostatectomy—Case Description with Literature Review by Jad A. Degheili, Mazen M. Mansour, Rami W. Nasr

“…Other than the well-known surgical complications such as erectile dysfunction, urinary incontinence, and voiding dysfunction, osteomyelitis of the symphysis pubis is not a well-understood complication, with various hypotheses explaining its pathogenesis. …”
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Tumor-Like Reaction to Polypropylene Mesh from a Mid-Urethral Sling Material Resembling Giant Cell Tumor of Vagina by Ali Azadi, James A. Bradley, Dennis M. O’Connor, Amir Azadi, Donald R. Ostergard

“…This patient is a 49-year-old woman with a history of stress urinary incontinence which required a MiniArc® Sling who presented with a hard, tender, immobile mass on the anterior vaginal wall. …”
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Stabbing Yourself in the Heart: A Case of Autoimmunity Gone Awry by Hari Vigneswaran, Leslie Parikh, Athena Poppas

“…A fifty-five-year-old man with history of renal transplant presented with lower extremity weakness and urinary incontinence. Physical exam and diagnostic studies confirmed Guillain-Barre Syndrome. …”
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Associations of dose to the urethra and long-term patient-reported outcomes after radiotherapy with EBRT and HDR brachytherapy boost for prostate cancer by Lars Haack, David Krug, Justus Domschikowski, Olaf Wittenstein, Severin Rodler, Philipp Nuhn, Christof van der Horst, Claudia Schmalz, Christian Schulz, Oliver Blanck, Frank-André Siebert, Alexander Fabian

“…Per predefined multivariable analysis, DU0.1cc and urinary incontinence remained significantly associated (B = −0.005; CI = −0.008 − -0.002; p = 0.003). …”
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Enterovesical Fistula: A Rare Complication of Urethral Catheterization by Amr Hawary, Laurence Clarke, Alasdair Taylor, Peter Duffy

“…This report describes the case of an eighty-two-year old lady with an indwelling urethral catheter inserted eight years prior to her presentation to manage her urinary incontinence. She underwent radiotherapy for muscle-invasive bladder cancer (stage T2b) in 1991 and had a laparotomy and drainage of an appendicular abscess in her early twenties. …”
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Giant Penile Lymphedema Caused by Chronic Penile Strangulation with Rubber Band: A Case Report and Review of the Literature by Shunsuke Hori, Yozo Mitsui, Hidenori Iwai, Toshihiro Tai, Hideyuki Kobayashi, Koichi Nakajima, Koichi Nagao

“…He was referred to our hospital with progressive penile swelling that had developed over a period of 2 years from chronic use of a rubber band placed around the penile base for prevention of urinary incontinence. Under a diagnosis of giant penile lymphedema, we performed resection of abnormal penile skin weighing 4.8 kg, followed by a penile plasty procedure. …”
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