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 ...

Evidence-based recommendations on intramural urethral bulking procedures for stress urinary incontinence in women. Intramural urethral bulking aims to augment the urethral wall and increase 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 ...

Urinary incontinence is the leakage of urine due to loss of bladder control. The condition is common, impacting up to 50 percent of women. While urinary incontinence occurs more often in older women, ...

kidney cancer patient Complete continence achieved in 25% and 36% of women with and without previous pelvic radiotherapy, respectively. Urethral bulking therapy is a valuable treatment option for ...

Urinary incontinence is a condition that presents in many forms and is a consequence of many etiologic events. Image Credit: ANN PATCHANAN / Shutterstock.com In general, medical conditions such as ...

Current evidence on the safety and short-term efficacy of intramural urethral bulking procedures for stress urinary incontinence is adequate to support the use of these procedures provided that normal ...