How effective is extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy of ureteral stones with Dornier Lithotripter S EMSE 220F-XXP? A prospective and preliminary assessment.

Aim: To report our preliminary series with the Doli S EMSE 220F-XXP, the upgraded version of the previous Dornier Lithotripter S EMSE 220, for treatment of ureteral stones.

Methods: Since July 2006, a total of 200 patients with ureteral stones were submitted to shock wave lithotripsy (SWL) with Doli S EMSE 220F-XXP. Mean stone size was 9.

Urinary incontinence and sport: first and preliminary experience with a combined pelvic floor rehabilitation program in three female athletes.

A relationship between sport or fitness activities and urinary incontinence (UI) previously has been described in women. We report our preliminary experience with the use of a complete pelvic floor rehabilitation program in three female athletes affected by UI. The athletes were submitted to a combined pelvic floor rehabilitation program, including biofeedback, functional electrical stimulation, pelvic floor muscle exercises, and vaginal cones.

Sexual function and quality of life in women with urinary incontinence treated by a complete pelvic floor rehabilitation program (biofeedback, functional electrical stimulation, pelvic floor muscles exercises, and vaginal cones).

Introduction: Urinary incontinence (UI) is a debilitating condition that can cause discomfort, embarrassment, loss of confidence; it can lead to withdrawal from social life, and adversely affects physical and mental health, sexual function and quality of life (QoL) in women.

Aim: The aim is to determine the impact of combined pelvic floor rehabilitation (PFR) on UI, female sexual dysfunction, and QoL.

Main Outcome Measures: Female Sexual Function Index questionnaire (FSFI) and King's Health Questionnaire (KHQ).

Potential effectiveness of pelvic floor rehabilitation treatment for postradical prostatectomy incontinence, climacturia, and erectile dysfunction: a case series.

Introduction: Radical prostatectomy is the treatment of choice for prostate cancer; although novel techniques have significantly reduced its side effects, the procedure can provoke urinary incontinence of various degrees and/or erectile dysfunction.

Aim: We evaluate the effect of a complete pelvic floor rehabilitation program on both incontinence and erectile dysfunction, including climacturia, in a preliminary case series.

Main Outcomes Measures: Pad usage and International Index of Erectile Function (IIEF-15) Questionnaire.

Dornier Lithotripter S 220 F EMSE: the first report of over 1000 treatments.

Objective: To assess the short-term efficacy and safety of extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy (ESWL) with the standard Dornier Lithotripter S 220 F EMSE in the treatment of a large population of 736 patients with renal and ureteral stones. This is the only report with more than 1000 treatments performed with this device.

Methods: Between January 2003 and July 2006, a total of 479 renal and 257 ureteral stones were treated with 1168 ESWL sessions.

Knotted ureteral catheter in an 83-year-old man: case presentation and urological non-invasive management in the elderly.

Ureteral catheters are important devices in the management of upper urinary tract obstruction; severe complications due to insertion or stent permanence are unusual. We report the clinical case and management of a knotted ureteral stent in an 83-year-old man.

Biofeedback, electrical stimulation, pelvic floor muscle exercises, and vaginal cones: a combined rehabilitative approach for sexual dysfunction associated with urinary incontinence.

Introduction: Urinary incontinence (UI) is often associated with sexual dysfunction. We present our preliminary experience with a combined rehabilitative approach consisting of biofeedback, functional electrical stimulation, pelvic floor muscle exercises, and vaginal cones.

Aim: The potential impact of such practice on UI and sexual function was analyzed in our case series and discussed.