[Stress incontinence in elderly women]. / Belastungsinkontinenz der Frau im Alter.
Urologe A
; 52(6): 813-20, 2013 Jun.
Article
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| ID: mdl-23680859
ABSTRACT
Stress incontinence is one of the major challenges in geriatric medicine. This is becoming more apparent in routine urology practice with the demographic changes in the population. A thorough diagnosis for a correct treatment of stress incontinence is as important in elderly women as it is in younger patients. This includes assessing the risk factors of incontinence and obesity, parturition, pelvic surgery and changes in hormone levels are risk factors usually found in elderly women. These are the main reasons why this patient group is most frequently affected. Treatment options do not differ significantly from these of younger women. Lifestyle modification, weight loss and supervised pelvic floor training are the mainstays of conservative therapy and surgical treatment should only be considered after these options have been exhausted. In these cases minimally invasive surgical techniques offer clear advantages especially for elderly often multimorbid women.
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MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Incontinencia Urinaria de Esfuerzo
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Cistectomía
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Modalidades de Fisioterapia
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Procedimientos Quirúrgicos Mínimamente Invasivos
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Conducta de Reducción del Riesgo
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Obesidad
Tipo de estudio:
Diagnostic_studies
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Etiology_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Límite:
Aged
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Aged80
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Female
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Humans
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Revista:
Urologe A
Año:
2013
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Article