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Anticholinergic therapy vs. onabotulinumtoxina for urgency urinary incontinenceAnthony G Visco
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27707, USA
N Engl J Med 367:1803-13. 2012..Anticholinergic medications and onabotulinumtoxinA are used to treat urgency urinary incontinence, but data directly comparing the two types of therapy are needed...- The role of preoperative urodynamic testing in stress-continent women undergoing sacrocolpopexy: the Colpopexy and Urinary Reduction Efforts (CARE) randomized surgical trialAnthony G Visco
Division of Urogynecology and Reconstructive Pelvic Surgery, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Duke University Medical Center, P O Box 3192, Durham, NC 27710, USA
Int Urogynecol J Pelvic Floor Dysfunct 19:607-14. 2008..Future research is warranted in this patient population to evaluate other treatment options to refine predictions and further reduce the risk of postoperative stress incontinence... 
Robotic gynecologic surgeryAnthony G Visco
Division of Urogynecology, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina 27710, USA
Obstet Gynecol 112:1369-84. 2008..Well-designed, prospective studies with well-defined clinical, long-term outcomes, including complications, cost, pain, return to normal activity, and quality of life, are needed to fully assess the value of this new technology...- Matrix metalloproteinase-9 genetic polymorphisms and the risk for advanced pelvic organ prolapseJennifer M Wu
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Division of Urogynecology, Center for Human Genetics, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina 27707, USA
Obstet Gynecol 120:587-93. 2012..Because increased MMP9 activity in vaginal tissue has been associated with pelvic organ prolapse (POP), we sought to comprehensively estimate MMP9 genetic variants and the risk for advanced prolapse... 
Abdominal sacrocolpopexy with Burch colposuspension to reduce urinary stress incontinenceLinda Brubaker
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Loyola University Medical Center, Maywood, Ill, USA
N Engl J Med 354:1557-66. 2006....- Symptomatic and anatomic 1-year outcomes after robotic and abdominal sacrocolpopexyNazema Y Siddiqui
Division of Urogynecology, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC, USA
Am J Obstet Gynecol 206:435.e1-5. 2012..The purpose of this study was to compare symptomatic and anatomic outcomes 1 year after robotic vs abdominal sacrocolpopexy... - Treatment for urinary tract infection after midurethral sling: a retrospective study comparing patients who receive short-term postoperative catheterization and patients who pass a void trial on the day of surgeryAlexis A Dieter
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Duke University Medical Center, Box 3616, Durham, NC 27710, USA
Female Pelvic Med Reconstr Surg 18:175-8. 2012.... - Anticholinergic versus botulinum toxin A comparison trial for the treatment of bothersome urge urinary incontinence: ABC trialAnthony G Visco
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina 27710, USA
Contemp Clin Trials 33:184-96. 2012..The results have the potential to fundamentally change the therapeutic approach to this condition... - Cost-effectiveness of botulinum toxin a versus anticholinergic medications for idiopathic urge incontinenceJennifer M Wu
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina 27710, USA
J Urol 181:2181-6. 2009..We assessed the cost-effectiveness of botulinum toxin A injection compared to anticholinergic medications for the treatment of idiopathic urge incontinence... - Short-term outcomes of robotic sacrocolpopexy compared with abdominal sacrocolpopexyElizabeth J Geller
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Division of Urogynecology and Reconstructive Pelvic Surgery, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599 7570, USA
Obstet Gynecol 112:1201-6. 2008..To compare short-term outcomes of robotic sacrocolpopexy with abdominal sacrocolpopexy for vaginal vault prolapse... - Prevalence of symptomatic pelvic floor disorders in US womenIngrid Nygaard
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Utah School of Medicine, 30 N 1900 E, Salt Lake City, UT 84132 2209, USA
JAMA 300:1311-6. 2008..No national prevalence estimates derived from the same population-based sample exists for multiple pelvic floor disorders in women in the United States... - Cost-effectiveness of sacral neuromodulation versus intravesical botulinum A toxin for treatment of refractory urge incontinenceNazema Y Siddiqui
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina 27710, USA
J Urol 182:2799-804. 2009..We determined the cost-effectiveness of sacral neuromodulation vs intravesical botulinum toxin A for the treatment of refractory urge incontinence... - Occiput posterior fetal head position increases the risk of anal sphincter injury in vacuum-assisted deliveriesJennifer M Wu
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, USA
Am J Obstet Gynecol 193:525-8; discussion 528-9. 2005..7-9.6) more likely to be associated with an anal sphincter injury than OA position. CONCLUSION: Among vacuum deliveries, an OP head position confers an incrementally increased risk for anal sphincter injury over an OA position... - Maternal outcomes associated with planned vaginal versus planned primary cesarean deliveryElizabeth J Geller
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, CB 7570, Chapel Hill, NC 27599 7570, USA
Am J Perinatol 27:675-83. 2010..For healthy primiparous women, planned cesarean delivery decreases certain morbidities. Labored cesarean delivery had increased risks compared with both vaginal delivery and unlabored cesarean delivery... - Mesh erosion in abdominal sacral colpopexy with and without concomitant hysterectomyJennifer M Wu
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, USA
Am J Obstet Gynecol 194:1418-22. 2006..6, CI 1.1-28.6) were associated with mesh erosion. No risk factors were identified in women not on estrogen. CONCLUSION: In women on estrogen therapy, hysterectomy was associated with mesh erosion in abdominal sacral colpopexy... - Cost-minimization analysis of robotic-assisted, laparoscopic, and abdominal sacrocolpopexyJohn P Judd
Division of Urogynecology and Pelvic Reconstructive Surgery, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina 27710, USA
J Minim Invasive Gynecol 17:493-9. 2010..To perform a cost-minimization analysis comparing robotic-assisted, laparoscopic, and abdominal sacrocolpopexy... - Gene expression in the rectus abdominus muscle of patients with and without pelvic organ prolapseAndrew F Hundley
Division of Urogynecology and Reconstructive Pelvic Surgery, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, The Ohio State University Medical Center, Columbus, OH, USA
Am J Obstet Gynecol 198:220.e1-7. 2008..The objective of the study was to compare gene expression in a group of actin and myosin-related proteins in the rectus muscle of 15 patients with pelvic organ prolapse and 13 controls... - Non-surgical management of stress urinary incontinence: ambulatory treatments for leakage associated with stress (ATLAS) trialHolly E Richter
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Division of Women s Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Bermingham, Alabama 35249 7333, USA
Clin Trials 4:92-101. 2007..Non-surgical treatment for stress urinary incontinence (SUI) is recommended as first-line therapy, yet few prospective studies and no randomized trials compare the most common non-surgical treatments for SUI... - Adequacy of urine cytology specimens: an assessment of collection techniquesAndrew F Hundley
Division of Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210, USA
Int Urogynecol J Pelvic Floor Dysfunct 18:997-1001. 2007..03). No cytologic abnormalities were diagnosed. Whereas both spontaneously voided and post-CMG specimens were consistently adequate for interpretation, spontaneous voided specimens were optimal with regard to maximizing cell count/hpf... - Characterizing the phenotype of advanced pelvic organ prolapsePamela J Levin
Division of Urogynecology, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Duke University, Durham, NC 27707, USA
Female Pelvic Med Reconstr Surg 18:299-302. 2012..Genetic studies require a clearly defined phenotype to reach valid conclusions. Our aim was to characterize the phenotype of advanced prolapse by comparing women with stage III to IV prolapse with controls without prolapse... - Comprehensive analysis of LAMC1 genetic variants in advanced pelvic organ prolapseJennifer M Wu
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Division of Urogynecology, Duke University, Durham, NC, USA
Am J Obstet Gynecol 206:447.e1-6. 2012..We sought to comprehensively evaluate the association of laminin gamma-1 (LAMC1) and advance pelvic organ prolapse... - A randomized controlled trial of clean intermittent self-catheterization versus suprapubic catheterization after urogynecologic surgeryMary L Jannelli
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, NC, USA
Am J Obstet Gynecol 197:72.e1-4. 2007..The purpose of this study was to compare the risk of significant bacteruria between clean intermittent self-catheterization (CISC) and suprapubic catheterization (SPC) after urogynecologic surgery... - Microscopic hematuria as a predictive factor for detecting bladder cancer at cystoscopy in women with irritative voiding symptomsJennifer M Wu
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, USA
Am J Obstet Gynecol 194:1423-6. 2006..CONCLUSION: In this cohort of women with irritative voiding symptoms, microscopic hematuria was not predictive for bladder cancer... - Is Burch colposuspension ever cost-effective compared with tension-free vaginal tape for stress incontinence?Jennifer M Wu
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, NC, USA
Am J Obstet Gynecol 197:62.e1-5. 2007..This study was undertaken to evaluate the cost-effectiveness of Burch colposuspension compared with tension-free vaginal tape... - Validation of telephone administration of 2 condition-specific quality-of-life questionnairesElizabeth J Geller
Division of Urogynecology and Reconstructive Pelvic Surgery, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, NC 27599 7570, USA
Am J Obstet Gynecol 197:632.e1-4. 2007..To validate telephone-administered versions of 2 condition-specific quality of life questionnaires: Pelvic Floor Distress Inventory and Pelvic Floor Impact Questionnaire... - Cesarean delivery on maternal request: maternal and neonatal outcomesAnthony G Visco
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599, USA
Obstet Gynecol 108:1517-29. 2006..To review systematically the evidence about maternal and infant outcomes of cesarean delivery on maternal request and planned vaginal delivery... - Skeletal muscle heavy-chain polypeptide 3 and myosin binding protein H in the pubococcygeus muscle in patients with and without pelvic organ prolapseAndrew F Hundley
Division of Urogynecology and Reconstructive Pelvic Surgery, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, USA
Am J Obstet Gynecol 194:1404-10. 2006..The purpose of this study was to compare gene expression of skeletal muscle heavy-chain polypeptide 3 (MYH3) and myosin binding protein H (MyBP-H) in the pubococcygeus muscle of patients with pelvic organ prolapse and controls... - Comparing the risk of urethrolysis for the treatment of voiding dysfunction between two retropubic mesh slings: a case-control studyAmie Kawasaki
Division of Urogynecology Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Duke University, Durham, NC, USA
Int Urogynecol J 24:589-94. 2013..Our objective was to compare the odds of urethrolysis for the treatment of voiding dysfunction between two retropubic sling systems... - The impact of occiput posterior fetal head position on the risk of anal sphincter injury in forceps-assisted vaginal deliveriesLorena Benavides
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 27599-7570, USA
Am J Obstet Gynecol 192:1702-6. 2005..Within this population of forceps deliveries, an OP position further increases the risk of third- or fourth-degree lacerations when compared with an OA position... - Prior cesarean and the risk for placenta previa on second-trimester ultrasonographyS Katherine Laughon
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of North Carolina School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA
Obstet Gynecol 105:962-5. 2005..At delivery, a previous cesarean was associated with a previa, suggesting a lower likelihood of resolution... - Evaluation of Aa point and cotton-tipped swab test as predictors of urodynamic stress incontinenceKaren Tapp
Division of Urogynecology/Reconstructive Pelvic Surgery, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of North Carolina School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599-7570, USA
Obstet Gynecol 105:115-9. 2005..CONCLUSION: Aa point is not associated with a diagnosis of stress incontinence. However, a cotton-tipped swab angle of 30 degrees or greater is positively associated with stress incontinence... - Early physician experience with laparoscopically assisted vaginal hysterectomy and rates of surgical complications and conversion to laparotomyAnthony G Visco
Division of Gynecologic Specialties, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC, USA
Am J Obstet Gynecol 187:1008-12. 2002.... - Sexual function in women with urinary incontinence and pelvic organ prolapseMatthew D Barber
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, Ohio 44195, USA
Obstet Gynecol 99:281-9. 2002..To compare sexual function in women with urinary incontinence and pelvic organ prolapse and to determine the effects of therapy on sexual function... - Elective primary cesarean delivery: attitudes of urogynecology and maternal-fetal medicine specialistsJennifer M Wu
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC 27599 7570, USA
Obstet Gynecol 105:301-6. 2005..To compare the attitudes of urogynecology and maternal-fetal medicine specialists in the United States regarding elective primary cesarean delivery... - Comparison of measurements obtained with microtip and external water pressure transducersAndrew F Hundley
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Division of Urogynecology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, CB 7570, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599 7570, USA
Int Urogynecol J Pelvic Floor Dysfunct 15:276-80. 2004..As similar correlation should exist in vivo, urodynamic data generated by the two transducer types should be comparable... - Differential gene expression in pubococcygeus muscle from patients with pelvic organ prolapseAnthony G Visco
Division of Urogynecology and Reconstructive Pelvic Surgery, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Chapel Hill, NC 27710, USA
Am J Obstet Gynecol 189:102-12. 2003..This study was undertaken to compare differential gene expression in the pubococcygeus muscle in patients with pelvic organ prolapse and controls... - Effects of examination technique modifications on pelvic organ prolapse quantification (POP-Q) resultsAnthony G Visco
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 4036 Old Clinic Building, Chapel Hill, NC 27599-7590, USA
Int Urogynecol J Pelvic Floor Dysfunct 14:136-40. 2003..They also emphasize the value of the standing examination to observe the maximum extent of pelvic organ prolapse... - Gastrointestinal complications following abdominal sacrocolpopexy for advanced pelvic organ prolapseWilliam E Whitehead
Department of Medicine, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, NC, USA
Am J Obstet Gynecol 197:78.e1-7. 2007..The aims of this secondary analysis of the "Colpopexy And Urinary Reduction Efforts" (CARE) study were to estimate the incidence of postoperative gastrointestinal complications and identify risk factors...