Urethral bulking agent injections are used to treat urinary incontinence, the accidental leakage of urine. During this procedure, a bulking agent such as silicon is injected into the wall of the ...

Before 1970, attempts had been made at injecting materials into the urethral wall to relieve incontinence, generally with poor results. Then, in the early 1970s, Solomon Berg reported on the use of ...

December 4, 2006 -- The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved a urethral bulking agent for the treatment of stress urinary incontinence in women; a propylene mesh urethral sling for the ...

Injection of bulking agents into the urethral sphincter is the standard minimally invasive procedure used to treat stress urinary incontinence (SUI). Mayer et al. examined the safety and effectiveness ...