Adjustable continence therapy (ProACT™) after male sling failure for patients with post-radical prostatectomy urinary incontinence: a prospective study with one-year follow-up

AbstractGold eyelid implantation is widely considered the procedure of choice to reanimate the upper eyelid in paralytic lagophthalmos. Commercially supplied implants are not readily available in all places and are sometimes cumbersome to import.Objective:We aimed to devise a method whereby every surgeon performing gold eyelid implantation could have easy and quick access to the implant. Furthermore, we aimed to develop a means of creating an implant of the exact weight required for complete eyelid closure.Study design and setting:A prospective study was performed from 1997 to 2005 in a tertiary research hospital, involving 50 subjects requiring gold upper eyelid implantation and using the technique in question.Results:Only patients with a minimum follow up of one year were included in the study group. Symptoms improved in 96 per cent of subjects, who were able to dispense with eyedrops and eye ointments. Visual acuity improved in 92 per cent of patients. There were two extrusions amongst the early cases.Conclusion and significance:Customised gold eyelid implantation offers an alternative in regions where commercial implants are not easily obtained.

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121 Prognostic value of normal adenosine stress cardiac magnetic resonance imaging exams – one year follow-up results of a prospective study

Journal of Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance ◽

10.1186/1532-429x-10-s1-a22 ◽

2008 ◽

Vol 10 (S1) ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Guenter Pilz ◽

Andrea Jeske ◽

Markus Klos ◽

Eman Ali ◽

Berthold Hoefling ◽

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Keyword(s):

Magnetic Resonance Imaging ◽

Cardiac Magnetic Resonance ◽

Magnetic Resonance ◽

Prospective Study ◽

Prognostic Value ◽

Resonance Imaging ◽

Stress Cardiac Magnetic Resonance ◽

One Year ◽

A Prospective Study

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TREATMENT OF TRIGGER FINGERS BY INJECTION OF METHYLPREDNISOLONE ACETATE AND LIDOCAINE (DEPO-MEDROL®)

Hand Surgery ◽

10.1142/s021881049600018x ◽

1996 ◽

Vol 01 (02) ◽

pp. 103-105

Author(s):

J. Joris Hage ◽

Jaap D.K. Munting

Keyword(s):

Side Effects ◽

Prospective Study ◽

Success Rate ◽

Adult Patients ◽

Methylprednisolone Acetate ◽

Short Term ◽

Local Injections ◽

One Year ◽

A Prospective Study

Thirty-six adult patients with 44 trigger fingers of less than four months' duration entered a prospective study on the efficiency of treatment with local injections of a combination of corticosteroids and lidocaine. From this study it may be concluded that the short-term success rate (93%) of one to three injections of methylprednisolone and lidocaine 2% (Depo-Medrol®) is comparable to that achieved by surgical or percutaneous tenolysis. At one year of follow-up, this success rate still amounted to 86%. In our hands, this therapy is without complications or side effects.

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Stereotactic Limbic Leucotomy: A Preliminary Report on Forty Patients

The British Journal of Psychiatry ◽

10.1192/bjp.123.2.141 ◽

1973 ◽

Vol 123 (573) ◽

pp. 141-148 ◽

Cited By ~ 66

Author(s):

Desmond Kelly ◽

Alan Richardson ◽

Nita Mitchell-Heggs ◽

Juliet Greenup ◽

Char-nie Chen ◽

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Keyword(s):

Prospective Study ◽

Operative Technique ◽

Preliminary Report ◽

Psychiatric Patients ◽

Present Series ◽

One Year ◽

A Prospective Study

The neurophysiological aspects and operative technique of stereotactic limbic leucotomy have been described in a previous paper (Kelly, Richardson and Mitchell-Heggs, 1973). The present investigation is a prospective study designed to assess the results of such surgery in a group of 40 severely ill psychiatric patients, who had failed to respond satisfactorily to every other type of treatment. The results have been assessed clinically, psychologically and physiologically, in a very detailed way, at six weeks; a similar follow-up at one year is in progress. A comparison is made between the results of the present series and those of a previous: study (Kelly et al., 1972), in which more extensive leucotomy operations were carried out, and similar means of assessment were employed.

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Patient satisfaction and objective outcome assessment following mid-urethral sling procedures in women with stress urinary incontinence: A prospective study

10.21203/rs.2.11250/v1 ◽

2019 ◽

Author(s):

Zinat Ghanbari ◽

Seyedeh Belin Tavakoly Sany ◽

Maryam Hajhashemi ◽

Nahid Radnia ◽

Arezoo Orooji ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Multivariate Analysis ◽

Urinary Incontinence ◽

Patient Satisfaction ◽

Stress Urinary Incontinence ◽

Prospective Study ◽

A Prospective Study ◽

Cure Rates ◽

Effective Procedures ◽

Objective Cure

Abstract Background Mid-urethral sling (MUS) operations are currently a recognized as the most popular and effective procedures for the surgical treatment of stress urinary incontinence (SUI) among women population. However, data reporting a long-term outcome is still equivocal, and thus, the data available are limited. This study aims to examine the efficacy of MUS operations after implantation for the treatment of women SUI during 3-years follow up. Method A prospective study was conducted in referral centers in the Tehran University of Medical Science, Emam Khomeini Hospital, Iran. 105 patients with urodynamically proven pure SUI or mix incontinence treated by MUS surgeries (TOT-TVT) were included. Patients with history of prior anti-incontinence surgery and abdominal radical pelvic surgery were excluded. Data regarding objective cure rates, subjective outcomes (Urogenital Distress Inventory Questionnaire–Short Form, Surgical Satisfaction Questionnaire) were collected during follow-up. We analyzed the preoperative parameters by univariate and multivariate analysis was conducted to investigate outcomes. Results One hundred five women had MUS implantation. At 4-years follow-up, 101 women (95%) were available for the assessment. We find evidence of significant improvement in urinary symptoms, objective cure rates and patient satisfaction after operation. At 3-years follow up, 80 of 101 women (82.17%) indicated themselves cured. Similarly, at 3-years evaluation, 83 of 101 women (82.17%) were satisfied or very satisfied, not showing visible urine leakage; and a state that did not need interval surgery. The multivariate analysis of the preoperative parameters revealed that age, VD, absences of urgency symptoms were the parameters related independently to the surgical success and patient’s satisfaction and Qmax was well associated with postoperative voiding dysfunction (PVD). Conclusion The 4-years findings of this study suggest that MUS surgeries are an effective procedures for the treatment of SUI.

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