Long-term health outcomes and quality of life in women with untreated pelvic floor dysfunction: a single-center cohort study by Wenchao Chen, Jiang Gong, Mingsheng Liu, Ying Chang Cai

“…The Pelvic Floor Distress Inventory (PFDI-20) and Short Form-12 (SF-12) were used to assess symptom severity and HRQoL.ResultsThe study found that 56% of participants experienced urinary incontinence (UI), 52% had pelvic organ prolapse (POP), and 47% reported gynecological disorders. …”
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Challenges in Diagnosis and Management of Altered Mental Status in the Setting of Urosepsis and Hydrocephalus Secondary to an Occlusive Cyst of the Fourth Ventricle: A Case Report by Matthew Van Ligten, Miles Hudson, Jonathon J. Parker, Wayne A. Martini

“…Symptoms can vary from feelings of unsteadiness to focal symptoms such as weakness, difficulty ambulating, or urinary incontinence. Due to the wide variety of symptoms, hydrocephalus can present a difficult diagnosis for any physician and may require different interventions depending on the underlying cause. …”
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The Relationship Between Postpartum Physical Symptom Severity and Sleep Quality in Women with Cesarean Section by Melike Yılmaz, Nuriye Erbaş

“…However, the most common physical symptoms in the fourth postpartum week were poor sleep quality/lack of sleep (85.5%) and perineal/incision pain (82.9%); and their least common physical symptoms were vaginal infection (9.8%) and urinary incontinence (11.4%). In addition, the women’s PSQI mean score was 8.57±3.53, and 83.9% of them had poor sleep quality. …”
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Utilizing Colpocleisis to Repair a Vesicovaginal Fistula in a Cervical Cancer Patient with History of Pelvic Radiation: A Case Report and Literature Review by Ahmad Dahman, Daniel McClelland, Stanley Zaslau, Valerie Galvan Turner, Omar Duenas, Robert Shapiro

“…A 53-year-old woman with a history of cervical cancer and radiation presented with continuous urinary incontinence. Following diagnostic vaginoscopy, a 1 cm vesicovaginal fistula was diagnosed at the vaginal apex. …”
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Photodynamic therapy for the precise treatment of localized prostate cancer by Youcheng Xu, Qinyuan Tan, Chong Sun, Yuefeng Jia, Shengxian Li, Xuecheng Yang

“…However, there are some drawbacks associated with therapies for early prostate cancer, such as active surveillance and radical prostatectomy, which may include urinary incontinence, erectile dysfunction, and urinary tract infection. …”
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Long‐term follow‐up of intradetrusor botulinum toxin utilisation: A comparison of patients with multiple sclerosis and idiopathic overactive bladder by William Chui, Joshua Kealey, Henry H. Yao, Garson Chan, Alvaro Bazo, Richard Parkinson, Helen E. O'Connell, Johan Gani

“…Dose, efficacy, duration of effect, International Consultation on Incontinence Questionnaire Overactive Bladder (ICIQ‐OAB) and International Consultation on Incontinence Questionnaire Urinary Incontinence (ICIQ‐UI) measures and complication rates were recorded. …”
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Psychometric Properties of the Turkish Version of Prolapse and Incontinence Knowledge Questionnaire by Arife Korkut, Ilkim Citak Karakaya, Semiha Yenisehir, Mehmet Gurhan Karakaya

“…CONCLUSION: It was concluded that Turkish version prolapse and incontinence knowledge questionnaire is a reliable and valid tool to measure Turkish women’s knowledge and awareness about urinary incontinence and pelvic organ prolapse. …”
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Intracranial ewings sarccoma mimicking middle 1/3rd parasagittal meningioma by Sharad Pandey, Pankaj Kumar, Purnima Paliwal, Achal Saxena, Sumit Deshpande, N. Monica

“…Case presentation 20-year-old female with intracranial Ewing’s sarcoma (ES) mimicking Right middle 1/3rd Parasagittal meningioma came with headache, Hemiparesis and urinary incontinence. The patient underwent craniotomy and Gross total resection of tumor. …”
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Stages of Change Model for Participation in Physical Activity during Pregnancy by Lene Annette Hagen Haakstad, Nanna Voldner, Kari Bø

“…The results showed that receiving advice from health professionals to exercise during pregnancy increased the likeliness of being in stages 4-5, while higher age, multiparity, pregravid overweight, unhealthy eating habits, pelvic girdle pain, and urinary incontinence were more prevalent with low readiness to change exercise habits (stages 1–3). …”
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Bilateral Double Ureters with Bladder Neck Diverticulum in a Nigerian Woman Masquerading as an Obstetric Fistula by Imran O. Morhason-Bello, Sikiru A. Adebayo, Rukiyat A. Abdusalam, Oluwasomidoyin O. Bello, Kehinde H. Odubamowo, Olatunji O. Lawal, E. Oluwabunmi Olapade-Olaopa, Oladosu A. Ojengbede

“…There was resolution of urinary incontinence after surgery. Three months after surgery, she had urodynamic testing done (cystometry), which showed 220 mLs with no signs of instability or leakage during filling phase but leaked on coughing at maximal bladder capacity. …”
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Determinants of Pelvic Floor Disorders among Women Visiting the Gynecology Outpatient Department in Wolkite University Specialized Center, Wolkite, Ethiopia by Ayana Benti Terefe, Tolesa Gemeda Gudeta, Girma Teferi Mengistu, Seboka Abebe Sori

“…The prevalence of pelvic floor disorder was reported to be 17.8% with 9.3% of the women experiencing urinary incontinence, 8.9% experiencing pelvic organ prolapse, and 5.9% experiencing anal incontinence. …”
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Evaluation of the Effect of “Honey Zufa” Herbal Syrup on Cough in Hospitalized Patients With COVID-19: A Double Blind Randomized Clinical Trial by Marziyeh Heydari, Hossein Kazemi Zadeh, Soha Namazi, Hamid Emadi Koochak, Nasim Khajavi Rad, Mahnaz Khanavi, Arman Zargaran

“…This symptom significantly diminishes quality of life, causing fatigue, insomnia, dysphonia, musculoskeletal pain, and urinary incontinence. Honey Zufa herbal syrup is a well-known antitussive remedy in the Iranian market and was evaluated for its potential to alleviate this symptom. …”
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Malignant Spinal Cord Compression Syndrome as an Initial Presentation of Testicular Cancer by Carlos Eduardo Salazar-Mejía, Edio Llerena-Hernández, David Hernández-Barajas, Oscar Vidal-Gutiérrez, Adriana González-Gutiérrez, Rolando Jacob Martínez-Granados, Blanca Otilia Wimer-Castillo

“…We present the case of a 24-year-old man who arrived at the emergency department with dysesthesia and paraparesis as well as urinary incontinence. Imaging studies showed an infiltrative lesion in the left testicle, pulmonary and hepatic metastatic disease, and a large retroperitoneal ganglionar conglomerate that infiltrated the spinal cord through the intervertebral foramina of the vertebra level T11 with displacement of the L1 vertebral body. …”
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Comparison of the Efficacies of Sacrospinous Ligament Fixation and Laparoscopic Lateral Suspension in the Treatment of Apical Prolapse: 24-Month Follow-Up Results by Engin Yurtcu, Betul Keyif, Burcu Sarigedik, Alper Basbug, Andrea Tinelli

“…Patients were treated with either SSLF or LLS surgeries and underwent preoperative and postoperative evaluations using the Prolapse Quality of Life (P-QoL) questionnaire and the Pelvic Organ Prolapse/Urinary Incontinence Sexual Questionnaire (PISQ-12). Patients were divided into two groups: SSLF (n = 47) and LLS (n = 44). …”
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Effect of Conception Vessel Moxibustion of Different Duration on Urinary Function in Patients with Neurogenic Bladder after Suprasacral Spinal Cord Injury by Jun LENG, Wen GUO, Huimin LIU, Xiaoxue LENG, Xiaolei FANG, Chen ZHANG

“…Compared with the control group, 24-hour urination frequency, 24-hour leakage frequency and residual urine volume of the observation group decreased more significantly, single urination volume and maximum safe bladder capacity of the observation group improved more significantly (<italic>P</italic>&lt; 0.05).Conclusion:Long-term conception vessel moxibustion can effectively improve the urination function and reduce urinary incontinence in patients with neurogenic bladder after SSCI.…”
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Health utility value of overactive bladder in Japanese older adults by Takashi Yoshioka, Kenji Omae, Satoshi Funada, Tetsuji Minami, Rei Goto

“…Abstract Objectives To determine the health utility values (HUVs) of overactive bladder (OAB), defined as urinary urgency, usually accompanied by urinary daytime or nocturnal frequency, with or without urinary incontinence, among adults aged ≥65 years and to assess the HUV decrements (disutilities) of OAB according to its severity. …”
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An Exploration of the Cellular Microenvironment of the Female Pig Urethra: Translational Insights for Urological Research by Agustín Cartes, Caroll Stoore, María Soledad Baquedano, Christian Hidalgo, Felipe Lillo, Eduardo Landerer, Galia Ramírez-Toloza, Rodolfo Paredes

“…Urinary incontinence is a widespread issue, particularly among women, with effective treatments remaining elusive. …”
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A Prospective Study Investigating the Health Outcomes of Bitches Neutered Prepubertally or Post-Pubertally by Rachel Moxon, Sarah L. Freeman, Richard M. Payne, Sandra Corr, Gary C. W. England

“…No associations were identified between the pubertal status at neutering and the incidence of any urogenital disease, including urinary incontinence, which was diagnosed in a small number of bitches (one PrePN and six PostPN). …”
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Diagnostic utility of translabial ultrasound in pelvic organ prolapse: a prospective observational study by Milosz Pietrus, Kazimierz Pityński, Iwona Gawron, Maciej W. Socha, Krzysztof Nowosielski, Robert Biskupski-Brawura-Samaha, Marcin Waligóra

“…Background The increasing awareness of women’s health issues, specifically pelvic organ prolapse (POP) and urinary incontinence (UI), has spurred a surge in patients seeking specialised advice for these conditions, necessitating modern diagnostic approaches for such issues. …”
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Robot-assisted laparoscopic ipsilateral ureteroureterostomy for duplex kidneys in children: preliminary single-center experience by Chao Yang, Chi Zhang, Yongsheng Cao, Qi-fei Deng, Changkun Mao

“…During the follow-up period post-D-J tube removal, none of the 14 children experienced a urinary tract infection again during the follow up period, urinary incontinence ceased.ConclusionRAL-IUU provides an excellent surgical field and operating space, precise suturing, and minimal surgical trauma. …”
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