OAB and Incontinence

"In terms of making it a safe, highly reliable operation, if you're comfortable with slings and sphincters, you are very well positioned to learn this surger," says Kiran Sury, MD.

"Glean will enable patients to void naturally, without catheters in place. I believe this advance will yield a better test that mimics actual symptoms," says Bilal I. Chughtai, MD.

"We found that the location that prescribers were registered in, as well as their fellowship training, was significantly associated with higher vibegron prescription rates,” says Grace Khaner.

The 52-week study plans to enroll 16 patients across 4 sites in the US.

“For someone that might be looking at getting into sacral neuromodulation, and has had some reluctance in the past, this does simplify the procedure somewhat," says Colin Goudelocke, MD.

“Now, at 1 year, the 1-hour pad test has been done again, as it's part of the protocol, and she suffered 4 g of incontinence on this test, opposed to 125 g at the beginning,” says Emmanuel Chartier-Kastler, MD, PhD.

"[The lack of] a battery makes it ultra small. That's really important," says Colin Goudelocke, MD.

"I think we're all going to be very eager to see what happens to these patients over time," says Colin Goudelocke, MD.

The ARID II trial is assessing the safety and effectiveness of the device in men who are scheduled to undergo robotic-assisted radical prostatectomy.

"At 6 months, 84% of patients respond, having at least a 50% reduction in their urgency incontinence episodes," says Colin Goudelocke, MD.

Overall, 84.2% of patients achieved a 50% or greater reduction in urgent leaks.

"I would say, talk to each other. Talk to other men about it. You are not the only one leaking," says Vanita Gaglani, RPT.

“Having a broader understanding of why someone might be experiencing the disease process or symptoms that they're coming in with is really meaningful and helpful, both to patients and to physicians,” says William Furuyama, MD.

"I think targeting things that make communities more vulnerable would be reasonable things to target to try and affect disease practices," says William Furuyama, MD.

Overall, 85% of respondents indicated they experienced frequent bladder leaks.

"My second book is on pelvic pain or prostatitis. It is focused on a holistic approach and stretches and mindfulness exercises," says Vanita Gaglani, RPT.

At 24 months, 79% of patients experienced a response to therapy, and 56% achieved at least a 75% reduction in UUI episodes.

"It was interesting to think about the relationship between a disease process and a person's environment, and measure that and establish that relationship in a quantitative way," says William Furuyama, MD.

"Most of these comorbidities, while they do affect the bladder, don't seem to affect the surgeries for stress urinary incontinence," says Jaspreet S. Sandhu, MD.

"There are actually no data to support that 1 neuromodulation is better than another based on disease severity, and this is based on the systematic review done for the OAB guideline," says Anne Pelletier Cameron, MD, FRCSC, FPMRS.

"I use a multi-pronged approach. I focus on behavior modification, nutrition, hydration, and exercise," says Vanita Gaglani, RPT.

"I know this year we're going to see even more companies producing more products, more results, and hopefully really help change and improve patient outcomes, especially when it comes to overactive bladder," says Raveen Syan, MD, FPMRS.

"If you can do this surgery well, patients actually go back to living a normal life, and they're immensely, immensely happy," says Jaspreet S. Sandhu, MD.

Functional success was achieved in 58% of patients at 5-year follow-up.

"There is new technology emerging for skin stimulation of the perineum that is just recently evolving to help control OAB symptoms," says Anne Pelletier Cameron, MD, FRCSC, FPMRS.