2023
The effect of 12-month postoperative weight change on outcomes following midurethral sling for stress urinary incontinence: a secondary analysis of the ESTEEM and TOMUS randomized trials
Getaneh F, Ringel N, Kolm P, Iglesia C, Dieter A. The effect of 12-month postoperative weight change on outcomes following midurethral sling for stress urinary incontinence: a secondary analysis of the ESTEEM and TOMUS randomized trials. International Urogynecology Journal 2023, 34: 2809-2816. PMID: 37750917, DOI: 10.1007/s00192-023-05654-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMixed urinary incontinenceStress urinary incontinencePostoperative weight changeMidurethral slingUrinary incontinenceSUI curePrimary outcomeUUI episodesWeight changeBody weightHigher baseline body mass indexTreatment of SUISecondary analysisBaseline body mass indexWeight gainWeight lossSUI cure ratesMulticenter Randomized TrialImpact of obesityBody mass indexHigh smoking ratesMethodsThis secondary analysisGreater improvementMUS placementPerioperative variables
2022
Postoperative Urinary Incontinence in Diabetic Patients Undergoing Pelvic Reconstructive Surgery
Siddique M, Ringel N, de Winter K, Marczak T, Kisby C, Rutledge E, Soriano A, Samimi P, Schroeder M, Handler S, Chou J, Gutman R. Postoperative Urinary Incontinence in Diabetic Patients Undergoing Pelvic Reconstructive Surgery. Urogynecology 2022, 28: 372-378. PMID: 35113049, DOI: 10.1097/spv.0000000000001137.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsStress urinary incontinencePelvic organ prolapsePelvic reconstructive surgeryUrgency urinary incontinencePostoperative urinary incontinenceAnti-incontinence surgeryUrinary incontinenceReconstructive surgeryDe novo urgency urinary incontinenceMulticenter retrospective cohort studyPostoperative stress urinary incontinencePersistent stress urinary incontinenceMixed urinary incontinenceRetrospective cohort studyHemoglobin A1c levelsIndependent risk factorCohort of womenDiverse medical centersPostoperative incontinenceSUI surgeryCohort studyIncontinence proceduresA1c levelsDiabetes mellitusDiabetic patients