Gerontology & Geriatric Research

Sebastian Ludwig

Publications

• Research Article
  Does the Patients Age have an Influence on the Outcome of CESA (Cervico-Sacropexy) and VASA (Vagino-Sacropexy) for the Treatment of Urinary Incontinence in Women?
  Author(s): Wolfram Jager, Sebastian Ludwig and Peter Mallmann Wolfram Jager, Sebastian Ludwig and Peter Mallmann
  
  About 40% of all women will develop urinary incontinence during their life, usually starting around the age of 50 years. It usually starts with the spontaneous undesired loss of urine during increased intra-abdominal pressure (coughing or sneezing) and will continue in even shorter time intervals to reach the toilet “just in time”. In its ultimate form the patient has no control anymore about her voiding function and is “always wet”. While previously only SUI, the “mild” form of urinary incontinence, could effectively be treated by the replacement of the PUL using suburethral tapes we now have the chance to cure also the moderate and severe forms of urinary incontinence. With the bilateral replacement of the USL by the CESA and VASA operations over 50% of all patients were cured. When the remaining patients received an additional TOT 8/4 the cure ra.. View More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2167-7182.1000277

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