DALLAS – Aug. 29, 2007 – Michael Yarborough, a 58-year-old business owner from Waxahachie, Texas, was fortunate. A routine check-up three years ago revealed prostate cancer, but a side effect of his ...

Quantifying the degree of urine leakage using incontinence pad weight or pad use is important for determining the optimal surgical treatment Implanted slings are generally effective in men with ...

A urethral sling placed via a transobturator approach has recently emerged as a treatment option for men with mild-to-moderate postprostatectomy incontinence. The primary difference between this ...

Prospective evaluations by two European teams support use of the AdVance ™ male sling to relieve post-prostatectomy stress urinary incontinence (SUI). The symptoms of three-quarters of men in whom the ...

Sling procedures are surgical procedures used to treat urinary incontinence, the accidental leakage of urine, when caused by pelvic organ prolapse. Incontinence occurs when the urethra, the tube that ...

Boston Scientific has launched a redesign of its mesh sling system, a surgical implant for relieving stress urinary incontinence in men, to make it easier to place and available to a broader ...

A recent study from the Mayo Clinic researchers has shown that surgery for management of stress urinary incontinence can yield better results than conservative methods such as exercise and urethral ...

A routine check-up for a businessman three years ago revealed prostate cancer. The cancer was caught in time, but a side effect of his successful surgery was "driving him nuts." Losing urine control ...