December 4, 2006 -- The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved a urethral bulking agent for the treatment of stress urinary incontinence in women; a propylene mesh urethral sling for 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 ...

Bulkamid® Urethral Bulking System is indicated for urethral injection for the treatment of stress urinary incontinence (SUI) due to intrinsic sphincter deficiency (ISD) in adult women who have SUI or ...

NEW HAVEN, Conn. (WTNH) — A Middlesex Health urologist is treating stress urinary incontinence in a new way. Dr. Dana Kivlin, medical director for the Middlesex Health Center for Continence & Pelvic ...

The National Institute for Clinical Excellence is examining intramural urethral bulking procedures for stress urinary incontinence in women and will publish guidance on their safety and efficacy to ...

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, ...