Publications by authors named "Maria Teresa Filocamo"
Background: the aim of this study was to perform an Italian telematics survey analysis on the changes in couples' sex lives during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) lockdown.
Methods: a multicenter cross sectional study was conducted on people sexually active and in stable relationships for at least 6 months. To evaluate male and female sexual dysfunctions, we used the international index of erectile function (IIEF-15) and the female sexual function index (FSFI), respectively; marital quality and stability were evaluated by the marital adjustment test (items 10-15); to evaluate the severity of anxiety symptoms, we used the Hamilton Anxiety Rating Scale.
Article Synopsis
- This study evaluates the long-term follow-up practices for neurogenic lower urinary tract dysfunction in spinal cord injury patients across 21 centers in Italy, comparing these practices to international guidelines.
- Data was collected through a questionnaire and analyzed to assess frequency of visits, treatment for urinary tract infections, and types of examinations performed for patients with suprasacral and sacral spinal cord injuries.
- Results showed that while the interval for follow-up visits was consistent at 12 months for both injury types, there were significant differences in follow-up frequency, with suprasacral patients receiving more frequent monitoring and advanced treatments.
Introduction: Coital urinary incontinence (CUI) is not much explored during clinical history, and this could lead to an underestimation of the problem.
Aim: To evaluate the prevalence and clinical risk factors of CUI in women with urinary incontinence (UI), and to measure the impact of CUI on women's sexuality and quality of life.
Methods: This was a multicenter international study, conducted in Italy, Greece, the United States, and Egypt.
Objective: To investigate the correlation of a history of lower urinary tract symptomatology during childhood with lower urinary tract dysfunction in young adult women.
Subjects And Methods: This was a multicentre, prospective, case-control study conducted between April 2013 and November 2015. A total of 300 women, aged 18-40 years, participated.
Introduction And Hypothesis: This multicentre, randomised, non-blinded, parallel group study is designed to assess the null hypothesis that a 3-month prophylactic schedule with fosfomycin is not inferior to prulifloxacin in reducing the number of urinary tract infection episodes during and after prophylaxis in female patients with recurrent urinary tract infections (rUTIs).
Methods: One hundred and fifty-two patients with rUTIs who were candidates for prophylaxis therapy were enrolled and randomised to prulifloxacin (group 1) or fosfomycin (group 2). The prophylaxis regimen included a single dose of fosfomycin (one 3-g cachet) per week, or a single dose (600 mg) of prulifloxacin (one tablet) a week for 12 weeks.
Article Synopsis
- The Female Sexual Function Index (FSFI) is the leading tool for screening female sexual dysfunction, but its Italian translation lacked linguistic validation until this study.
- This multicenter study involving 409 Italian women assessed the reliability and test-retest reliability of the Italian FSFI, using measures like Cronbach's alpha and Pearson's correlation coefficient.
- Results showed high reliability (Cronbach's alpha between 0.92 and 0.97) and excellent test-retest consistency (Pearson's P = 0.93), establishing the Italian FSFI as a validated and reliable questionnaire for research and clinical use.
Introduction: Urinary incontinence is a common condition that negatively impacts on female sexuality (FS).
Aim: To evaluate FS before and after a mid-urethral sling (MUS) procedure using the Female Sexual Function Index (FSFI). We included women that were both sexually and nonsexually active at baseline.
Objective: To report the oncological outcome of 106 patients who had locally advanced prostate cancer with microscopic bladder neck invasion, identified in a series of 1129 patients surgically treated with retropubic radical prostatectomy over a 12-year period.
Patients And Methods: All specimens were reviewed. Microscopic bladder neck invasion was defined as the presence of neoplastic cells within the smooth muscle bundles of the bladder neck, with no accompanying prostatic glandular tissue on the corresponding slide.
Objective: Determine long-term effect of English botulinum neurotoxin type A (BoNTA; Dysport) for refractory neurogenic detrusor overactivity (NDO) for possible reduction of BoNTA efficacy after repeated injections.
Methods: Between 1999 and 2005, 199 patients with spinal cord lesions with refractory NDO were treated with Dysport. All patients underwent a clinical examination, urinalysis, and videourodynamic study at baseline and at 3, 6, and 12 mo after each treatment, as well as a visual analogue scale (VAS) assessment and a bladder diary checked for 1 wk before each visit.
Objectives: The aim of this study was to assess efficacy and safety of association of duloxetine and rehabilitation compared with rehabilitation alone in men with SUI after radical retropubic prostatectomy (RRP), and to compare continence rate even after planned duloxetine suspension.
Methods: After catheter removal, 112 patients were randomized to receive rehabilitation and duloxetine (group A) or rehabilitation alone (group B), for 16 wk.
Inclusion Criteria: postprostatectomy SUI with daily incontinent episodes frequency (IEF) of four or greater.
Objective: The study presents an original uterus sparing technique for transvaginal repair of total genitourinary prolapse. The technique employs a synthetic mesh of mixed polypropylene and 910 polyglactin fibers.
Methods: The prosthesis creates a support for the cystocele, the cervix and the enterocele.
Purpose: Urinary incontinence after radical prostatectomy is a significant clinical problem. In this prospective study we investigate the effectiveness of early pelvic floor muscle training (PFMT) on a large population, that had undergone radical retropubic prostatectomy (RRP) at our department.
Methods: 300 consecutive patients who had undergone RRP for clinically confined prostate cancer were randomized in two groups after catheter removal.