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PTNS

December 16, 2022

Posterior tibial nerve stimulation

Posterior tibial nerve stimulation (PTNS) neuromodulation is a minimally invasive treatment for bladder overactivity. Bladder overactivity is a condition where the bladder goes too frequently, and can be associated with urgency (the need to run to the toilet), and urge incon...

Artificial Urinary Sphincter

November 9, 2022

AUS - Artificial Urinary Sphincter

The AUS is a device used to control urinary leakage in males. It is generally used in those who have more severe degrees of urinary sphincter damage. It consists of an inflatable silicone cuff which encircles the urethra, a reservoir balloon, and a pump which resides in...

Male Sling (AdVance sling)

November 9, 2022

Treating urinary leakage

The AdVance male sling is a very successful option in patients with lesser, but still troublesome, urinary leakage. ...

Slings for Female Incontinence

November 9, 2022

Female Sling - Synthetic Slings

Stress incontinence is urinary leakage that occurs with exercise, coughing, sneezing or laughing. This type of leakage is very reliably treated with pubovaginal sling surgery with complete success rates approaching 90%....

Video Urodynamics

November 9, 2022

Determining how your bladder functions

This procedure allows the urologist to determine how your bladder functions and is commonly performed to assess the possible causes of urinary leakage....

Bulkamid

November 9, 2022

Bulkamid - A minimally invasive treatment for stress incontinence

Injection of Bulkamid is a minor, day stay procedure to treat stress incontinence. Its advantages is that it is a small operation with a short recovery afterwards. However, it is not necessarily the best treatment for all women, and urodynamics is very important to assess a ...

Stress Urinary Incontinence Treatment Options

November 9, 2022

Decision Aid

Stress incontinence is leakage of urine when you cough/ sneeze/ jump/ laugh or move. If these aren't your symptoms - talk to your doctor about whether other treatments would be better for you....

Injection of Botox into the Bladder

November 8, 2022

Treatment option for Female Stress Incontinence

Why am I having this done?Botox is used to treat an overactive bladder when medication such as Oxybutynin or Vesicare (Solifenacin) has been ineffective or has caused side effects.Before contemplating using Botox, we usually perform urodynamics to accurately assess your...

Urge Incontinence and Stress Incontinence

November 8, 2022

Urge incontinence - what is it?

An "overactive bladder" is one that requires you to go to the toilet too frequently, and with less warning to go. At its worst, an overactive bladder causes urge incontinence, which results in leakage before you can get to the toilet. This can occur in certain situations, su...

Laser Prostatectomy: HoLEP

November 7, 2022

HoLEP: Holmium Laser Surgery

This is a procedure carried out in an effort to improve your urinary flow which in turn helps with other symptoms such as urinary frequency, urinary urgency, and getting up at night. The middle part of the prostate gland is removed as opposed to a radical prostatectomy where...