Use of teflon preparations for urinary incontinence and vesicoureteral reflux
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Polytef injections appear to be an effective and simple means of treating urinary incontinence in adults. Polytef is a Teflon paste that acts as a bulking agent and supports the urethra. Polytef injections are most frequently used to treat stress incontinence, which is the loss of urine while coughing, sneezing or other physical activities that increase pressure in the abdomen. Incontinence in men occurs most often as a result of the surgical removal of the prostate gland. Incontinence in females has a variety of causes. Polytef injections have also been used to correct vesicoureteral reflux, which is the passage of urine from the bladder back into one of the ureters. Three panels of expert physicians evaluated published studies on the use of Teflon injections. Most considered Polytef injections to be suitable for the treatment of adult incontinence. However, most questioned the safety of using such injections to treat vesicoureteral reflux in children.
Publication Name: JAMA, The Journal of the American Medical Association
Subject: Health
ISSN: 0098-7484
Year: 1993
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Behavioral vs Drug Treatment for Urge Urinary Incontinence in Older Women: A Randomized Controlled Trial
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Biofeedback-assisted behavioral training may be an effective treatment for urinary incontinence. Biofeedback can be used to teach patients how to control muscles used in urination. Researchers compared biofeedback to drug treatment with oxybutynin or a placebo in 197 mostly elderly women with urinary incontinence. After eight weeks of treatment, the number of episodes of incontinence dropped 81% in the women receiving biofeedback, 68% in those taking the drug and 39% in those taking a placebo. Only 14.% of patients receiving behavioral treatment wanted to change to another treatment compared to 75.5% in the other groups.
Publication Name: JAMA, The Journal of the American Medical Association
Subject: Health
ISSN: 0098-7484
Year: 1998
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Effect of behavioral training with or without pelvic floor electrical stimulation on stress incontinence in women: a randomized controlled trial
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Pelvic floor electrical stimulation may not be better than Kegel exercises for treating urinary incontinence in women, according to a study of 200 women. The electrical stimulation is delivered using a small probe that the woman places insider her vagina. Kegel exercises involve contracting the muscles that control urination, which many women can learn to do voluntarily.
Publication Name: JAMA, The Journal of the American Medical Association
Subject: Health
ISSN: 0098-7484
Year: 2003
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