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The author presents some basic facts about stress incontinence, its aetiology, prevalence, and risk factors. He mentions basic diagnosis, which every physician is capable of, as well as special diagnosis which requires the knowledge and skills of a specialist. An overview is given of the methods of conservative treatment the most effective of which are, according to the author‘s experience, electrostimulation and pelvic floor exercises. Operation outcomes for Burch colosuspension and TVT procedure (Ulmsten) in the long term are reported. At present, operational treatment most typically involves miniinvasive urethropexy performed mostly by using...
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The term ‘prostatitis’ has been changed on ‘prostatitis syndrome’ based on last findings. Diagnosis and classification of syndrome is based on patient´s symptoms, evidence of ethiological agent and inflammation in prostate or in secretions produced by gland. Currently use of the classification suggested by the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) is recommended. This first of four articles review current knowledge about aethiology, patophysiology and diagnosis of the prostatic inflammatory syndrome.
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Overactive bladder (OAB) problems have become one of the most topical issues in both urology and urogynaecology today. In recent years, OAB has received a great deal of attention, mainly in relation to the results of epidemiologic studies which suggest its high prevalence in the population. Though it is not associated with a high mortality or morbidity rate, this condition has a significant impact on the quality of life of those affected. Moreover, OAB is supposed to be encountered more and more frequently given the increasing life expectancy of the population as well as owing to the fact that lower urinary tract symptoms have ceased to be a taboo...
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