Association of Age With Lower Urinary Tract Function in Adult Men Presenting for Urodynamics: A Database Analysis by Sanjay Sinha, Lavina Matai

“…Methods: This is a retrospective analysis of all adult men with refractory non-neurogenic urinary symptoms presenting to a tertiary center over 9 years. International Continence Society defined indices bladder outlet obstruction index (BOOI) and bladder contractility index (BCI) were calculated with established classification. …”
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The Impact of Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms on Quality of Life, Work Productivity, Depressive Symptoms, and Sexuality in Korean Men Aged 40 Years and Older: A Population-Based Surve... by Tae Heon Kim, Deok Hyun Han, Dong-Soo Ryu, Kyu-Sung Lee

“…Individuals with LUTS were defined as men reporting at least one LUTS using 2002 International Continence Society definitions. Structuredquestionnaires were used to assess several dimensions of HRQoL, including generic health status (EuroQoL-five-dimensions questionnaire), work productivity (work productivity and activity impairment questionnaire), depressive symptoms (center for epidemiologic studies depression scale), and sexual health (sexual satisfaction and erectile dysfunction). …”
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Urodynamic Findings in Children with Cerebral Palsy Before Dorsal Rhizotomy Surgery by Yılören Tanıdır, Mahir Bülent Özgen, Memet Özek, Tufan Tarcan

“…All investigations and definitions relied on the standardisation of the International Continence Society.Results:Overall, 24 boys and 10 girls were evaluated. …”
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Measuring the psychosocial impact of population-based prostate-specific antigen testing for prostate cancer in the UK. by Brindle, L, Oliver, SE, Dedman, D, Donovan, J, Neal, D, Hamdy, F, Lane, J, Peters, T

“…Men aged 50-69 years from 18 general practices in three cities in the UK completed the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS), the Short Form-12 (SF-12) Health Survey, and the International Continence Society 'male' (ICSmale) questionnaires before giving consent for a PSA test in a community clinic (baseline). …”

Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms and Overactive Bladder in a Large Cohort of Older Poles—A Representative Tele-Survey by Mikolaj Przydacz, Jerzy Gasowski, Tomasz Grodzicki, Piotr Chlosta

“…All LUTS and OAB were assessed with validated questionnaires and a standard protocol based on the International Continence Society definitions. Results: The mean (standard deviation) age of 2402 participants (60.4% women) was 72.5 (6.7) years. …”
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ICS-SUFU standard: Theory, terms, and recommendations for pressure-flow studies performance, analysis, and reporting, Part 2: Analysis of PFS, reporting, and diagnosis by Peter F.W.M. Rosier, Andrew Gammie, Juan Pablo Valdevenito, John Speich, Phillip Smith, Sanjay Sinha

“…Aims:: The Working Group (WG), initiated by the International Continence Society (ICS) Standardisation Steering Committee and supported by the Society of Urodynamics, Female Pelvic Medicine and Urogenital Reconstruction, has revised the ICS Standard for pressure-flow studies of 1997. …”
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Clinical assessment, conservative management, specialized diagnostic testing, and quality of life for fecal incontinence: Update on research and practice recommendations by Donna Z. Bliss, Toshiki Mimura, Bary Berghmans, Adil E. Bharucha, Emma V. Carrington, Sandra J. Engberg, Kathleen Hunter, GiulioAniello Santoro, Thiruppathy Kumaran, Ryuji Sakakibara, Anton Emmanuel, Jalesh Panicker

“…Recommendations for practice were made following procedures of the International Continence Society and International Consultation on Incontinence. …”
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The Reliability of Urodynamic Assessment in Confirmation of Stress Urinary Incontinence in Relation to Bonney Test by Željko Blažinkov, Ines Krištofić, Ivan Jandrić, Mihaela Blažinkov, Boris Lovrić, Dragica Pavlović, Maja Čebohin, Slavko Marinić

“…According to the International Continence Society, stress (static) urinary incontinence is defined as any involuntary loss of urine on effort or physical exertion, due to which intravesical pressure overcomes urethral pressure, with no detrusor activity. …”
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Minimally Invasive Treatment of Female Stress Urinary Incontinence with Polyacrylamide Hydrogel (Bulkamid®): Outcomes of a Contemporary Turkish Cohort Including Cases with Mixed Ur... by Ersin Köseoğlu, Mert Kılıç, Ömer Acar, Tufan Tarcan

“…The primary outcome was treatment success (TS), defined as no pad use, negative International Continence Society (ICS) uniform cough stress test (CST), and no SUI on International Consultation on Incontinence Questionnaire-Short Form question 6. …”
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Recurrent Pelvic Organ Prolapse after Sacrocolpopexy—A Surgical Challenge by Andreas Martin Studer, Ivo Faehnle-Schiegg, Janine Frey, Simone Aichner, Christine Brambs, Corina Christmann-Schmid

“…Preoperatively, all women underwent a structured work-up consisting of answering the validated German female pelvic floor questionnaires, a clinical examination utilizing the POP-Q staging system according to the International Continence Society (ICS), and a pelvic floor ultrasound. …”
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Prevalence of Urinary Incontinence and its Relationship With Sociodemographic and Obstetrical Variables Among Omani Women by Vidya Seshan RN, RM, PhD, Frincy Francis RN, RM, MSN, Divya Raghavan RN, RM, MSN, Judie Arulappan RN, RM, PhD, Iman Al Hashmi RN, PhD, Emi John Prince RN, RM, PhD, Sanjay Jaju MBBS, MD(Psychiatry), MPhil (Epidemiology), Zeyana Al Azri RN, RM, Lamya Alkharusi MBBS, MD, FRCSC

“…Objective Urinary incontinence (UI) is defined by the International Continence Society as any complaint of involuntary urine leakage. …”
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Tela de polipropileno versus correção sítio-especifica no tratamento do prolapso de parede vaginal anterior: resultados preliminares de ensaio clínico randômico by Jacqueline Leme Lunardelli, Antonio Pedro Flores Auge, Nucélio Luiz de Barros Moreira Lemos, Silvia da Silva Carramão, André Lima de Oliveira, Eliana Duarte, Tsutomu Aoki

“…A estática pélvica foi avaliada segundo as recomendações da International Continence Society (ICS), o sistema POP-Q e pelo Índice de Quantificação de Prolapso (POP-Q-I) Absoluto e Relativo. …”
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Comparison of Penile Cuff Test and Conventional Urodynamic Study Prior to Photoselective Vaporization of Prostate for Benign Prostate Hyperplasia Using a 120 W GreenLight High Perf... by Kang Sup Kim, Yong Sun Choi, Woong Jin Bae, Hyuk Jin Cho, Ji Youl Lee, Sung-Hoo Hong, Sae Woong Kim

“…The modified International Continence Society (ICS) nomogram was used to confirm bladder outlet obstruction after measuring maximum urinary flow rate and highest pressure at flow interruption. …”
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Detrusor contraction duration and strength in the patients with benign prostatic enlargement by Damir Aganovic, Alden Prcic

“…Methodology of measurement and definitions of UDM are based on definitions and terminology defined by the International Continence Society. RESULTS: After grouping the patients (average age 64,7+8,5) related to obstruction grades according to the Schafer nomogram, ANOVA has shown a group extension of the detrusor contraction duration related to higher levels of obstruction (LinPURR 0-VI; p<0,01), which is also followed by stronger detrusor contractility (Pdetmax; p<0,001). …”
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Effect of Pelvic Floor and Abdominal Muscle Exercise on Women with Stress Urinary Incontinence: A Quasi-experimental Study by R Balambika, B Sathyaprabha

“…Introduction: International continence society and the international urogynaecology association defined the Urinary Incontinence (UI) as “the complaint of any involuntary urine loss”. …”
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A mobile-based mental health improvement program for non-muscle invasive bladder cancer patients: Program development and feasibility protocol by Y. Kim, H. Lee, J. Park, S. Lee

“…The draft program was prepared by referring to the guidelines of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network and publications of the International Continence Society. Based on the developed draft, two professors of nursing, a professor of counseling psychology, a registered nurse, and a counseling practitioner verified the validity of the content before finalizing the program. …”
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Investigating mortality and morbidity associated with UrINary incontinence during Older Womens Secondary Care Admissions and exploring nurses experiences of delivering related care... by Heather Iles-Smith, Yu Fu, Linda McGowan, Julie Wood, Isobel May McMillan, Trina Evans-Cheung, Ruth Haas Eckersley, Margaret Russell, Robyn Emelda McCarthy, Lyndsey Rosson, Liz Doxford-Hook

“…Findings will be disseminated through open-access geriatric or urogynaecology journals and presented to relevant stakeholders at local, national and international meetings including scientific meetings such as the UK Continence Society and International Continence Society.…”
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Patient-reported outcomes in the ProtecT randomized trial of clinically localized prostate cancer treatments: study design, and baseline urinary, bowel and sexual function and qual... by Lane, A, Metcalfe, C, Young, GJ, Peters, TJ, Blazeby, J, Avery, KN, Dedman, D, Down, L, Mason, MD, Neal, DE, Hamdy, FC, Donovan, JL

“…Validated PROMs for disease-specific (urinary, bowel and sexual function) and condition-specific impact on quality of life (Expanded Prostate Index Composite [EPIC], 2005 onwards; International Consultation on Incontinence Questionnaire- Urinary Incontinence [ICIQ-UI], 2001 onwards; the International Continence Society short-form male survey [ICSmaleSF]; anxiety and depression (Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale [HADS]), generic mental and physical health (12-item short-form health survey [SF-12]; EuroQol quality-of-life survey, the EQ-5D-3L) were assessed at prostate biopsy clinics before randomization. …”

Effectiveness of theory-based intervention using social media to reduce urinary incontinence among postpartum women in Hebron city hospitals by Mesk, Zeenat M.S.

“…Pelvic floor muscles exercises are considered by the International Continence Society as the first line of treatment for UI. …”
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Association Among Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms, Erectile Function, and Sexual Satisfaction: Results from the Brazil LUTS Study by Cristiano Mendes Gomes, MD, PhD, Marcio Augusto Averbeck, MD, MSc, PhD, Mitti Koyama, Roberto Soler, MD, PhD

“…Main Outcome Measure: LUTS were identified using International Continence Society definitions. LUTS severity was assessed using the International Prostate Symptom Score questionnaire. …”
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