Systematic Review of the Global Use of Validated Questionnaires in the Management of Stress Urinary Incontinence in Women.

INTRODUCTION: Our goal was to systematically review the most commonly used validated questionnaires in recent global literature on stress urinary incontinence (SUI) treatment. METHODS: PubMed, Embase, and Ovid databases were queried for manuscripts containing "female stress urinary incontinence" AND "diagnosis" AND "treatment" AND "questionnaire." Two independent reviewers screened studies for randomized controlled trials, prospective, and retrospective studies between 2018 and 2023. Exclusion criteria included male participants, non-SUI incontinence, and articles not originally written in English. The review was registered in PROSPERO [465721] and conformed to PRISMA guidelines. RESULTS: In 117 manuscripts meeting study criteria, the median of the mean ages was 52 years, with a median of 164 participants per study. Most studies originated in Europe (59/117). The International Consultation on Incontinence Questionnaire-Urinary Incontinence Short Form was the most frequently used (52%), followed by the Patient Global Impression of Improvement (31%), the Urinary Distress Inventory 6 Short Form (25%), the Incontinence Quality of Life (20%), and the Incontinence Impact Questionnaire-Short Form (19%). These leading questionnaires were short, translated into several languages, and globally addressed important SUI-related domains, including the presence and severity of SUI, additional lower urinary tract symptoms, and the impact of SUI on quality of life, as well as changes perceived after treatment. CONCLUSIONS: This systematic review of the validated questionnaires used in contemporary SUI management literature could help guide recommendations for incorporating these favored instruments into future SUI treatment outcome documents.

[Urinary stress incontinence in men: diagnostic workup and modern surgical treatment]. / Belastungsinkontinenz des Mannes: sinnvolle Diagnostik und moderne operative Therapie.

Radical prostatectomy is the most common cause of urinary stress incontinence in male patients. The exact pathophysiology is not clearly defined but probably due multifactorial. Thorough preoperative diagnostic workup before surgical therapy appears to be crucial for good postoperative results. Various systems are available. The artificial urinary sphincter continues to be considered standard procedure with a high success rate, even in patients with more complex situations and severe urinary incontinence. However, there are also relevant complication and revision rates. Modern alternatives include various sling systems. The adjustable sling systems consist of a cushion that is placed against the urethral bulb and leads to a permanent increase in urethral resistance, which can be readjusted in different ways depending on the system implanted. The adjustable sling systems also seem to be an alternative in patients with a prior history of radiation therapy. The AdVance XP sling (Boston Scientific, Marlborough, MA, USA) is a fixed sling that corrects the postoperative hypermobility of the posterior urethra after radical prostatectomy and, thus, leads to a longer functional urethral length. Good long-term results after AdVance XP implantation are only possible in selected patients.

The relation between usage of an eHealth intervention for stress urinary incontinence and treatment outcomes: an observational study.

BACKGROUND: Stress urinary incontinence (SUI), though a prevalent condition among women, is undertreated in primary care. EHealth with pelvic floor muscle training is an evidence-based alternative to care-as-usual. It is unknown, however, how eHealth usage is related to treatment outcome, and this knowledge is required for general practitioners to implement eHealth in their practice. This study examines the relation between usage of eHealth for SUI and treatment outcomes by examining log data. Baseline factors were also explored for associations with treatment success. METHOD: In this pre-post study, women with SUI participated in "Baasoverjeblaas.nl", a web-based intervention translated from the Swedish internet intervention "Tät®-treatment of stress urinary incontinence". Usage was based on log data and divided into three user groups (low, intermediate and high). Online questionnaires were sent before, after treatment and at six-months follow-up. The relation between usage and the primary outcome - treatment success (PGI-) - was studied with a binomial logistic regression analysis. Changes in the secondary outcomes - symptom severity (ICIQ-UI SF) and quality of life (ICIQ-LUTSqol) - were studied per user group with linear mixed model analysis. RESULTS: Included were 515 users with a mean age of 50.5 years (12.0 SD). The majority were low users (n = 295, 57.3%). Treatment success (PGI-I) was reached by one in four women and was more likely in high and intermediate users than in low users (OR 13.2, 95% CI 6.1-28.5, p < 0.001 and OR 2.92, 95% CI 1.35-6.34, p = 0.007, respectively). Symptom severity decreased and quality of life improved significantly over time, especially among high users. The women's expected ability to train their pelvic floor muscles and the frequency of pelvic floor muscle exercises at baseline were associated with treatment success. CONCLUSION: This study shows that usage of eHealth for SUI is related to all treatment outcomes. High users are more likely to have treatment success. Treatment success is more likely in women with higher expectations and pelvic floor muscle training at baseline. These findings indicate that general practitioners can select patients that would be more likely to benefit from eHealth treatment, and they can enhance treatment effect by stimulating eHealth usage. TRIAL REGISTRATION: Landelijk Trial Register NL6570;  https://onderzoekmetmensen.nl/nl/trial/25463 .

Primary care providers practice patterns regarding female pelvic floor disorders.

INTRODUCTION: Pelvic floor disorders (PFDs) pose substantial physical and psychological burdens for a growing number of women. Given the ubiquity of these conditions and known patient reluctance to seek care, primary care providers (PCPs) have a unique opportunity to increase treatment and provide appropriate referrals for these patients. METHODS: An online survey was administered to PCPs to assess provider practices, knowledge, comfort managing and ease of referral for PFDs. Logistic regression was used to assess the association between demographic/practice characteristics of PCPs and two primary outcomes of interest: discomfort with management and difficulty with referral of PFDs. RESULTS: Of the 153 respondents to the survey, more felt comfortable managing stress urinary incontinence (SUI) and overactive bladder (OAB), compared with pelvic organ prolapse (POP) and faecal incontinence (FI) and were less likely to refer patients with urinary symptoms. Few providers elicited symptoms for POP and FI as compared with SUI and OAB. Provider variables that were significantly associated with discomfort with management varied by PFD, but tended to correlate with less exposure to PFDs (eg, those with fewer years of practice, and internal medicine and family physicians as compared with geriatricians); whereas the factors that were significantly associated with difficulty in referral, again varied by PFD, but were related to practice characteristics (eg, specialist network, type of practice, practice setting and quantity of patients). CONCLUSION: These findings highlight the need to increase PCPs awareness of PFDs and develop effective standardised screening protocols, as well as collaboration with pelvic floor specialists to improve screening, treatment and referral for patients with PFDs.

A Full Bladder Is Not Needed for the Male Stress Incontinence Grading Scale.

INTRODUCTION: Our objectives were to evaluate the Male Stress Incontinence Grading Scale to stratify male patients with stress urinary incontinence for either artificial urinary sphincter or sling using a standing cough test and determine if an emptier bladder at the time of assessment carries increased risk of treatment failure. METHODS: Retrospective chart review of male patients undergoing sling and artificial urinary sphincter placement. The standing cough test score and bladder scan results were documented at initial evaluation. RESULTS: Forty patients underwent sling and 43 underwent naïve artificial sphincter placement. Median follow-up was 7.11 months. Thirty-six/forty slings had complete incontinence resolution or reduction to a safety pad vs 40/43 after sphincter (90% vs 93%, P = .62). Four sling patients (10%) had persistence or recurrence of incontinence. Cough test scores were similar between sling failure (67% grade 0, 33% grade 1) and success groups (83% grade 0, 3% grade 1, 14% grade 2). Bladder scan mean was 18.5 cc in the sling failure (SD 21.1) and 38.0 cc in the success groups (38.3), with 32% of success patients having bladder scans of 0 cc, and 63% of < 50 cc. Mean for sphincter patients was 45 cc (56.9). Ten patients with scan = 0 and 7 patients with scans < 30 cc demonstrated grade 4 incontinence. CONCLUSIONS: Cough test is a noninvasive, reliable tool to assess stress urinary incontinence severity. Our data suggest it is reliable even when bladders are nearly empty and can effectively stratify patients for sling vs artificial urinary sphincter with a high rate of success.

Clinical efficacy of traditional Chinese medicine therapy for female stress urinary incontinence: a meta-analysis.

OBJECTIVES: To investigate the efficacy of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) in the treatment of female stress urinary incontinence (SUI). METHOD: PubMed, Cochrane, Web of Science, Embase, CNKI, Wanfang, and VIP databases were searched for articles published up to September 2022. Variables were analyzed using weighted mean difference (WMD), standardized mean difference (SMD), odds ratios (OR), and 95% confidence interval (CI). RESULTS: Eight studies containing 744 patients were included in this study. The results demonstrate that TCM therapy had more advantages in improving the clinical outcome of SUI patients (OR = 2.90, 95%CI:1.92-4.37, P = 0.000), reducing the International Consultation on Incontinence Questionnaire Short-Form (ICIQ-SF) score (WMD = -2.41, 95%CI:-2.83- -1.98, P = 0.000), reducing 1-h urinary pad leakage urine volume (WMD = -1.86, 95%CI:-2.23- -1.49, P = 0.000) and increasing Maximum urethral closure pressure (MUCP) (SMD = 0.86, 95%CI: 0.61-1.11, P = 0.000). CONCLUSION: TCM therapy is effective in improving urinary incontinence symptoms, urodynamics, and quality of life in patients with SUI. This article provides a reference for the application of TCM therapy in women with urinary incontinence.

Development and internal validation of a risk prediction model for stress urinary incontinence throughout pregnancy: A multicenter retrospective longitudinal study in Indonesia.

BACKGROUND: This study aimed to develop a risk prediction model for stress urinary incontinence (SUI) throughout pregnancy in Indonesian women. METHODS: We conducted a multicenter retrospective longitudinal study involving pregnant women in Indonesia, who sought care at obstetrics clinics from January 2023 to March 2023, encompassing all stages of pregnancy. We collected data on their predictive factors and SUI outcome. SUI was diagnosed based on responses to the "leaks when you are physically active/exercising" criterion in the ICIQ-UI-SF questionnaire during our investigation of the participants. The models underwent internal validation using a bootstrapping method with 1000 resampling iterations to assess discrimination and calibration. RESULTS: A total of 660 eligible pregnant women were recruited from the two study centers, with an overall SUI prevalence of 39% (258/660). The final model incorporated three predictive factors: BMI during pregnancy, constipation, and previous delivery mode. The area under the curve (AUROC) was 0.787 (95% CI: 0.751-0.823). According to the max Youden index, the optimal cut-off point was 44.6%, with a sensitivity of 79.9% and specificity of 65.9%. A discrimination slope of 0.213 was found. CONCLUSION: The developed risk prediction model for SUI in pregnant women offers a valuable tool for early identification and intervention among high-risk SUI populations in Indonesian pregnant women throughout their pregnancies. These findings challenge the assumption that a high BMI and multiple previous deliveries are predictors of SUI in Indonesian women. Further research is recommended to validate the model in diverse populations and settings.

THE RELIABILITY OF URODYNAMIC ASSESSMENT IN CONFIRMATION OF STRESS URINARY INCONTINENCE IN RELATION TO BONNEY TEST.

According to the International Continence Society, stress (static) urinary incontinence is defined as any involuntary loss of urine on effort or physical exertion, due to which intravesical pressure overcomes urethral pressure, with no detrusor activity. Urodynamic testing accurately assesses the function of the bladder and urethra. The urodynamic assessment includes three tests: cystometry, uroflowmetry and profilometry (determination of urethral pressure profile). Prior to urodynamic assessment, it is mandatory to rule out urinary tract infection since it is an invasive test. Urethral profilometry is a technique that measures pressure in the urethra and bladder at rest, during stressful actions, and during the act of miction. Its main purpose is to evaluate the sphincter mechanism. During the examination, a special catheter is used, which is being slowly pulled out from the bladder neck throughout the urethra, with continuous recording of intraurethral pressure. In addition to measuring urethral pressures, stress urinary incontinence is also very successfully proven by the cough test and Bonney test. If, on forced cough, the urine escapes uncontrollably, and continence is restored by finger lifting the neck of the bladder, the diagnosis of static incontinence is confirmed. At our urogynecologic clinic, urodynamic examination is being routinely performed. In the present study, we included patients previously treated for urinary stress incontinence and compared their results of urodynamic assessment to the results of Bonney test. Of the 43 subjects in whom stress incontinence was proven with Bonney test, we recorded an appropriate profilometry result in 13 cases.

TREATMENT OF STRESS-INDUCED URINARY INCONTINENCE BY TVT-O METHOD (CLINICAL CASE).

Stress urinary incontinence (SUI) is one of the most common diseases accompanied by loss of control over the activity of the bladder. Women are more susceptible to this pathology than men due to the peculiarities of the structure of the genitourinary system, as well as due to pregnancy, childbirth, gynecological operations, and age. Incontinence occurs when a woman coughs, sneezes, laughs, lifts weights, runs, etc. It leads to social isolation and significantly reduces the quality of life of patients. The article analyzes the case of a patient who was in the gynecological department of the Uzhhorod City Maternity Hospital of the Uzhhorod City Council and complained of urinary incontinence during coughing, sneezing, laughing, and physical exertion. A full clinical and laboratory examination, physical examination, and consultation with narrow specialists were conducted. According to the research data, a diagnosis of stress urinary incontinence was made. Urethropexy with a synthetic loop (TVT-O operation) was performed using the Gynecare TVT Obturator System Tension-free Support for Incontinence. The complex treatment included antibacterial, antithrombotic and infusion therapy. The effectiveness of the result of surgical treatment was evaluated taking into account subjective and objective criteria for the restoration of anatomical parameters and functional parameters, as well as the patient's quality of life during dynamic follow-up for 2 years. We noted the high efficiency of surgical treatment of stress urinary incontinence using synthetic material.

Standing cough test stratification of moderate male stress urinary incontinence

ABSTRACT Purpose: Patient-reported history of pads per day (PPD) is widely recognized as a fundamental element of decision-making for anti-incontinence procedures. We hypothesize that SUI severity is often underestimated among men with moderate SUI. We sought to compare patient history of incontinence severity versus objective in-office physical examination findings. Materials and Methods: We retrospectively reviewed our single-surgeon male SUI surgical database from 2007-2019. We excluded patients with incomplete preoperative or postoperative data and those who reported either mild or severe SUI, thus having more straightforward surgical counseling. For men reported to have moderate SUI, we determined the frequency of upgrading SUI severity by recording the results of an in-office standing cough test (SCT) using the Male Stress Incontinence Grading Scale (MSIGS). The correlation of MSIGS with sling success rate was calculated. Failure was defined as >1 PPD usage or need for additional incontinence procedure. Results: Among 233 patients with reported moderate SUI (2-3 PPD), 89 (38%) had MSIGS 3-4 on SCT, indicating severe SUI. Among patients with 2-3 PPD preoperatively, sling success rates were significantly higher for patients with MSIGS 0-2 (76/116, 64%) compared to MSIGS 3-4 (6/18, 33%) (p <0.01). Conclusions: Many men with self-reported history of moderate SUI actually present severe SUI observed on SCT. The SCT is a useful tool to stratify moderate SUI patients to more accurately predict sling success.

Incontinencia urinaria en la anciana / Urinary incontinence in elderly women

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Tratamiento de la incontinencia urinaria de urgencia y del síndrome de vejiga hiperactiva / Treatment of urge urinary incontinence and overactive bladder syndrome

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¿Existe una correlación entre punto de presión de pérdida abdominal, severidad de incontinencia y calidad de vida? / Is there a correlation between abdominal leak pressure point, incontinence severity and quality of life in patients with stress urinary incontinence?

OBJETIVOS: Evaluar si existe correlación entre el punto de presión de pérdida abdominal (ALPP) del estudio urodinámico y diversas herramientas para evaluar severidad y calidad de vida asociada a incontinencia de orina de esfuerzo (IOE). MÉTODOS: Estudio prospectivo y de correlación en mujeres derivadas para estudio urodinámico por incontinencia de orina de esfuerzo en el Centro Urológico Profesor Bengió entre septiembre de 2014 y octubre de 2015. A todas las pacientes se les realizó interrogatorio, examen físico (donde se evidenció IOE), cuestionario de incontinencia urinaria ICIQ-SF y cuestionario de impacto de incontinencia (IIQ-7). En todos los casos se les realizó uroflujometría y estudio urodinámico completo. Se definió deficiencia esfinteriana intrínseca (DEI) cuando el valor de ALPP fue ≤ a 60 cm H2O. La relación entre punto de presión de perdida abdominal (ALPP) y las mediciones de severidad de incontinencia y calidad de vida (protectores diarios, score de Sandvik, score ISIQ-SF y score IIQ7 corto) fue evaluada con el coeficiente de correlación de Spearman. RESULTADOS: Se estudiaron 105 mujeres. La media de ALPP fue 84 cm H2O (30-170). Los pacientes con ALPP menor y mayor a 60 cm H2O fueron 21 y 84 respectivamente. No existen diferencias entre los grupos al evaluar características generales y demográficas. No evidenciamos alguna correlación entre ALPP y las mediciones de severidad de incontinencia: protectores diarios (ρ 0,10; p NS), score de severidad de Sandvik (ρ 0,05; p NS), score ISIQ-SF (ρ 0,0004; p NS) y Score IIQ7 (ρ 0,06; p NS). Al analizar los pacientes con DEI (ALPP ≤ 60 cm H2O) de aquellos sin DEI (ALPP > 60 cm H2O) no evidenciamos diferencias estadísticamente significativas entre los grupos al ser comparados según cuestionarios de severidad y calidad de vida. CONCLUSIONES: En nuestra serie, no existe una correlación significativa entre el punto de presión de pérdida abdominal y las mediciones de severidad y calidad de vida de pacientes con incontinencia de orina de esfuerzo

OBJECTIVES: To evaluate if there is a correlation between the abdominal leak pressure point (ALPP) of the urodynamic study and several tools to evaluate severity and quality of life associated to stress urine incontinence (SUI). METHODS: Prospective correlation study of women referred to urodynamic study for stress urinary incontinence in Centro Urológico Profesor Bengió between September 2014 and October 2015. Anamnesis, physical examination (where the SUI was demonstrated), ICIQSF urine incontinence questionnaire and incontinence impact questionnaire (IIQ-7) were performed to every patient. Uroflowmetry and complete urodynamic study were performed in all cases. Intrinsic sphincter deficiency (ISD) was defined as ALPP value ≤60 cm H2O. The relation between abdominal leak pressure point (ALPP) and incontinence severity measurements and quality of life (daily protectors, Sandvik score, ISIQ-SF score and short IIQ7 score) was evaluated with the Spearman coefficient correlation. RESULTS: 105 females were studied. Mean ALPP was 84 H2O cm (30-170). 21 and 84 patients had ALPP values lower and higher than 60 H2O cm respectively. There were no differences between the groups when general and demographic characteristics were evaluated. No correlation between ALPP and incontinence severity measurements was demonstrated: daily protectors (>0.10; p NS), Sandvik severity score (>0.05; p NS), ISIQ-SF score (>0.0004; p NS) and IIQ7 Score (>0.06; p NS). When patients with IED (ALPP >60 cm H2O) and those without IED DEI (ALPP > 60 cm H2O) were analyzed, there was no statistically significant difference between the groups in the comparison according to severity and quality of life questionnaires. CONCLUSIONS: In this series, there is not a significant correlation between abdominal leak pressure point and severity and quality of life measurements in patients with stress urinary incontinence

Comparación de los síntomas de vejiga hiperactiva en mujeres con incontinencia urinaria mixta e incontinencia urinaria de urgencia pura / Comparison of the symptoms of overactive bladder in women with mixed urinary incontinence and idiopathic urge urinary incontinence

INTRODUCCIÓN: Diversos autores han argumentado que el componente de urgencia miccional en incontinencia urinaria mixta (IOM) es diferente a la incontinencia de urgencia pura (IOU). En este caso ha sugerido que la incontinencia en IOM puede ser sobrediagnosticada en pacientes con IOE que malinterpretan su pérdida como IOU. OBJETIVOS: Evaluar las características clínicas y urodinámicas de pacientes con IOM e IOU pura. MÉTODOS: Realizamos un estudio retrospectivo de nuestra base de datos de urodinamia evaluando 450 mujeres con IOM e IOU. Se excluyeron pacientes con vejiga neurogénica, fístulas, divertículo uretral, cirugía uroginecológica previa, obstrucción infravesical conocida, radioterapia pélvica previa, infección del tracto urinario e ingesta de psicofármacos. A todos se les realizó historia clínica completa, examen físico, uroflujometría, cistometría de llenado y estudio presión flujo. RESULTADOS: No existen diferencias en relación a edad, menopausia y número de partos. La presencia de nicturia fue mayor en el grupo de IOU (66,4% vs. 46,1%, p 0,0004) al igual que el aumento de la frecuencia miccional (53,6% vs. 34,6%, p 0,0006). Al examen físico la presencia de hipermovilidad uretral e IOE fue mayor en el grupo de IOM, mientras que la presencia de trofismo vaginal reducido fue mayor en IOU. No encontramos diferencias en la sensibilidad y capacidad vesical. La presencia de detrusor hiperactivo fue de 56,4% en IOU pura vs. 33,2% de IOM (p < 0,0001). No encontramos diferencias en estudio presión flujo. CONCLUSIONES: Existen diferencias significativas en los parámetros clínicos y urodinámicos entre pacientes con IOM e IOU pura. La urgencia en pacientes con IOU pura estaría más relacionada con detrusor hiperactivo. Es probable que muchos pacientes con IOM solo tengan IOE pura, lo que llevaría a efectos positivos en los resultados de cirugía antiincontinencia

INTRODUCTION: Various authors argued that the voiding urgency component in mixed urinary incontinence (MUI) is different than urge urinary incontinence (UUI). In this last case they suggest that incontinence in MUI could be overdiagnosed in patients with SUI, misunderstanding the leak as UUI. Objetives: To evaluate clinical and urodynamic characteristics of patients with MUI and pure UUI. METHODS: A retrospective study of our urodynamics database was performed evaluating 450 women with MUI and UUI. Patients with neurogenic bladder, fistulae, urethral diverticula, previous urogynecologic surgery, known infravesical obstruction, previous pelvic radiotherapy, urinary tract infection or psychiatric drugs intake. A full clinical history, physical exam, uroflowmetry, filling cystometry and pressure flow study were performed. RESULTS: There is no difference relative to age, menopause and number of births. The presence of nocturia was bigger in the UUI group (66.4% vs. 46.1%, p 0.0004) the same as increased voiding frequency (53.6% vs. 34.6%, p 0.0006). The presence of urethral hypermobility and SUI in the physical exam was greater than MUI, meanwhile the presence of reduced vaginal trophism was bigger in the UUI group. Differences in sensibility or specificity were not found. The presence of overactive detrusor was 56.4% in pure UUI vs. 33.2% in MUI (p < 0.0001). No differences in pressure flow study were found. CONCLUSIONS: There is a significant difference in the clinical and urodynamic parameters between patients with MUI and pure UUI. The urgency in patients with pure UUI could be related to overactive detrusor. It is probable that many patients with MUI just have pure SUI which could lead to positive effects in the outcomes of anti-incontinence surgery

Uso de estudio urodinámico simple, para diagnóstico de incontinencia urinaria de esfuerzo / Use of a simple urodynamic study to diagnose of stress urinary incontinence

INTRODUCCIÓN: La incontinencia urinaria es un problema muy frecuente. El diagnóstico diferencial incluye varias condiciones. La Incontinencia Urinaria de Esfuerzos es la más común y su tratamiento es fundamentalmente quirúrgico. Debido a que el diagnóstico de Incontinencia Urinaria de Esfuerzo no es confiable cuando se basa en la historia y las complicaciones asociadas a la cirugía son potencialmente complejas de manejar, se vuelve imperativo objetivar el diagnóstico. MÉTODO: Se presenta un descripción retrospectiva de los resultados obtenidos de la examinación de pacientes con incontinencia urinaria mediante evaluación urodinámica simple y estandarizada. RESULTADOS: Se evaluó a 303 pacientes, de las cuales el 75,3% finalmente fue sometida a cirugía antiincontinencia. En el resto de las pacientes se encontró desde evaluación normal a variadas disfunciones miccionales. CONCLUSIONES: Es importante la implementación de herramientas de evaluación objetivas y estandarizadas como medida de seguridad y de gestión de listas de espera. Nuestros resultados son similares a los reportados en la literatura.

INTRODUCTION: Urinary incontinence is a very frequent problem. The differential diagnosis includes some conditions. Stress urinary incontinence is the most common condition and its treatment is primarily surgical. Because the diagnosis of stress urinary incontinence is not reliable when it is based on the history and the complications associated with surgery are potentially complex to manage, it becomes imperative to objectively demonstrate the diagnosis. METHODS: We present a retrospective description of the results obtained from the examination of patients with urinary incontinence through simple and standardized urodynamic evaluation. RESULTS: A total of 303 patients were evaluated, of whom 75,25% were finally submitted to anti-incontinence surgery. In the rest of the patients it was found from normal evaluation to varied voiding dysfunctions. CONCLUSIONS: It is important to implement objective and standardized evaluation tools as a safety measure and management of the waiting lists. Our results are similar to those reported by literature.

Incontinencia urinaria de esfuerzo por osteocondroma familiar múltiple tardío / Urinary incontinence due to late multiple family osteochondroma

La osteocondroma múltiple familiar hereditaria es una enfermedad benigna, que por su posibilidad de malignización y el avance de sus deformaciones requiere controles periódicos. El objetivo del trabajo fue presentar un caso con diagnóstico de un tumor después de un largo periodo de tiempo de extirpación de su última lesión. Se presenta una paciente, de 62 años de edad, con antecedentes de osteocondroma múltiple familiar hereditaria desde los 8 años de edad. Es operada en varias ocasiones durante la infancia. Acude ahora por presentar incontinencia urinaria y aumento de volumen región vaginal, que aumentó en los últimos 8 meses. Antecedentes de la enfermedad en el padre, el hijo y la nieta. Se observan cicatrices en miembros y deformidades. Al tacto vaginal y rectal se encontró un tumor pétreo que ocupa la pared anterior y lateral derecha de la vagina. En estudios radiográficos y tomografía axial computarizada de abdomen se observa tumor en rama isquiopubiana derecha. La paciente fue operada y realizó la resección del tumor. La evolución fue satisfactoria. Anatomía Patológica informó tumor de 6 x 5 cm con actividad elevada de los condrotocitos. En la paciente destaca la aparición de un tumor de la misma enfermedad en la rama isquiopubiana, localización de baja frecuencia, el cual apareció 50 años después del último extirpado. La laparotomía extraperitoneal fue excelente para lograr la exéresis del tumor(AU)

Hereditary family multiple osteochondroma is a benign disease that requires systematic control on account of its possible malignization and advance of deformations. The objective of this paper was to present a patient diagnosed with a tumor after a long period of time elapsed from the excision of her last lesion. Here is a female patient aged 62 years, with history of hereditary family multiple osteochondroma since she was 8 years-old. She had been operated on several times in her childhood. She went to the hospital because she suffered urinary incontinence and volume increase in the vaginal region for the last 8 months. Her father, son and niece had the same problem. Scars and deformities were observed in limbs. On the vaginal and rectal exam, a stony tumor was found, which occupied the right anterior and lateral wall of the vagina. The radiographic studies and the abdominal CT showed a tumor in the right ischiopubic ramus. The patient was operated on to remove the tumor and her progress was satisfactory. The pathological anatomy report confirmed a 6 x 5 cm tumor with high activity of chondrocytes. In this patient, a tumor of the same disease located in the ischiopubic ramus occurred 50 years after the last excision of another tumor. The extroperitoneal laparatomy was an excellent method to achieve tumor excision(AU)

Incontinencia urinaria de esfuerzo por osteocondroma familiar múltiple tardío / Urinary incontinence due to late multiple family osteochondroma

La osteocondroma múltiple familiar hereditaria es una enfermedad benigna, que por su posibilidad de malignización y el avance de sus deformaciones requiere controles periódicos. El objetivo del trabajo fue presentar un caso con diagnóstico de un tumor después de un largo periodo de tiempo de extirpación de su última lesión. Se presenta una paciente, de 62 años de edad, con antecedentes de osteocondroma múltiple familiar hereditaria desde los 8 años de edad. Es operada en varias ocasiones durante la infancia. Acude ahora por presentar incontinencia urinaria y aumento de volumen región vaginal, que aumentó en los últimos 8 meses. Antecedentes de la enfermedad en el padre, el hijo y la nieta. Se observan cicatrices en miembros y deformidades. Al tacto vaginal y rectal se encontró un tumor pétreo que ocupa la pared anterior y lateral derecha de la vagina. En estudios radiográficos y tomografía axial computarizada de abdomen se observa tumor en rama isquiopubiana derecha. La paciente fue operada y realizó la resección del tumor. La evolución fue satisfactoria. Anatomía Patológica informó tumor de 6 x 5 cm con actividad elevada de los condrotocitos. En la paciente destaca la aparición de un tumor de la misma enfermedad en la rama isquiopubiana, localización de baja frecuencia, el cual apareció 50 años después del último extirpado. La laparotomía extraperitoneal fue excelente para lograr la exéresis del tumor(AU)

Hereditary family multiple osteochondroma is a benign disease that requires systematic control on account of its possible malignization and advance of deformations. The objective of this paper was to present a patient diagnosed with a tumor after a long period of time elapsed from the excision of her last lesion. Here is a female patient aged 62 years, with history of hereditary family multiple osteochondroma since she was 8 years-old. She had been operated on several times in her childhood. She went to the hospital because she suffered urinary incontinence and volume increase in the vaginal region for the last 8 months. Her father, son and niece had the same problem. Scars and deformities were observed in limbs. On the vaginal and rectal exam, a stony tumor was found, which occupied the right anterior and lateral wall of the vagina. The radiographic studies and the abdominal CT showed a tumor in the right ischiopubic ramus. The patient was operated on to remove the tumor and her progress was satisfactory. The pathological anatomy report confirmed a 6 x 5 cm tumor with high activity of chondrocytes. In this patient, a tumor of the same disease located in the ischiopubic ramus occurred 50 years after the last excision of another tumor. The extroperitoneal laparatomy was an excellent method to achieve tumor excision(AU)

Evaluación de la prueba de vejiga vacía en posición supina como marcador de severidad y calidad de vida en mujeres con incontinencia de orina de esfuerzo / Evaluation of the empty bladder stress test in supine position as a marker of severity and quality of life in women with stress urinary incontinence

OBJETIVOS: Evaluar la asociación entre la prueba de vejiga vacía en posición supina y mediciones objetivas y subjetivas de severidad de incontinencia de orina de esfuerzo (IOE). MÉTODOS: Se realiza un estudio prospectivo, analítico y descriptivo de mujeres derivadas para estudio urodinámico por incontinencia de orina de esfuerzo. A todas las pacientes se les realizó interrogatorio (incluyendo número de protectores diarios) y examen físico, cuestionarios ISIQ-SF, IIQ-7 corto y estudio urodinámico completo (incluyendo medición de punto de presión de pérdida abdominal (VLPP)). La prueba de vejiga vacía en posición supina positiva fue definida como la pérdida de orina de esfuerzo al examen físico posterior a la evacuación vesical en la uroflujometría y en ausencia de residuo postmiccional significativo. Para evaluar la relación entre el resultado del test de vejiga vacía y cada una de las mediciones de severidad de incontinencia de orina de esfuerzo se realizó el test de Student, considerando un valor <0,05 como estadísticamente significativo. RESULTADOS: Se estudiaron 107 pacientes en el análisis final, de los cuales 49 presentaban test de vejiga vacía (+) y 58 test de vejiga vacía (-). Las pacientes con test (+) refirieron utilizar un mayor número de protectores por día (3,9 vs 2,8; p 0,013), mayor puntuación en el cuestionario ICIQ-SF (15,04 vs 12,22; p 0,0007), mayor puntaje en el cuestionario de impacto de incontinencia IIQ-7 (52,2 vs 37,5; p 0,0049) y menor VLPP en el estudio urodinámico (73 cm H2O vs 91 cm H2O; p 0,0002). CONCLUSIONES: Las pacientes con IOE que presentan test de vejiga vacía (+) tienen una fuerte asociación con la percepción objetiva y subjetiva de la severidad de la incontinencia de orina con un impacto negativo en la calidad de vida de la paciente

OBJECTIVE: To assess the association between empty bladder stress test and objective and subjective measures of stress urinary incontinence (SUI) severity. METHODS: Prospective, analytic and descriptive study of females with diagnosis of stress urinary incontinence for urodynamics study. Every patient underwent medical history (including number of daily pads) and physical examination, ISIQ-SF and short IIQ-7 questionnaires, and full urodynamic study, including the measurment of the abdominal leak pressure point (ALPP). Positive empty stress test was defined as stress urine leak on physical exam after uroflowmetry evacuation and in absence of significant post-void residual. To evaluate the relationship between empty bladder stress test and each one of the stress urinary incontinence severity measures, Stundent`s t test was performed, considering a <0.05 value statistically significant. RESULTS: 107 patients were studied in the final analysis; of them 49 had empty bladder stress test (+) and 58 (-). Patients with positive test wet a greater number of protectors per day (3.9 vs 2.8; p 0.013), higher ICIQSF score (15.04 vs 12.22; p 0.0007), higher IIQ-7 score (52.2 vs 37.5; p 0.0049) and lower urodynamics ALPP (73 cm H2O vs 91 cm H2O; p 0.0002). CONCLUSIONS: Patients with SUI and positive empty bladder stress test had a strong association with the objective and subjective perception of urine incontinence severity with a negative impact in patients quality of life

Assessing variability of the 24-hour pad weight test in men with post-prostatectomy incontinence

ABSTRACT Purpose: Decision-making regarding surgery for post-prostatectomy incontinence (PPI) is challenging. The 24-hour pad weight test is commonly used to objectively quantify PPI. However, pad weight may vary based upon activity level. We aimed to quantify variability in pad weights based upon patient-reported activity. Materials and Methods: 25 patients who underwent radical prostatectomy were prospectively enrolled. All patients demonstrated clinical stress urinary incontinence without clinical urgency urinary incontinence. On three consecutive alternating days, patients submitted 24-hour pad weights along with a short survey documenting activity level and number of pads used. Results: Pad weights collected across the three days were well correlated to the individual (ICC 0.85 (95% CI 0.74–0.93), p<0.001). The mean difference between the minimum pad weight leakage and maximum leakage per patient was 133.4g (95% CI 80.4–186.5). The mean increase in 24-hour leakage for a one-point increase in self-reported activity level was 118.0g (95% CI 74.3–161.7, p<0.001). Pad weights also varied significantly when self-reported activity levels did not differ (mean difference 51.2g (95% CI 30.3–72.1), p<0.001). Conclusions: 24-hour pad weight leakage may vary significantly on different days of collection. This variation is more pronounced with changes in activity level. Taking into account patient activity level may enhance the predictive value of pad weight testing.