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One-year follow-up: nonsurgical approach beneficial in SUI.(GYNECOLOGY)
Las Vegas -- A nonsurgical approach to treating stress urinary incontinence that strengthens transurethral collagen by denaturing it with heat provided measurable durable improvement at 12 months, according to preliminary results from a multicenter clinical trial.
The study involved the use of the Renessa System, which was approved by the Food and Drug Administration in 2005 for the treatment of stress urinary incontinence (SUI) caused by hyper mobility in women who have failed conservative care and are not candidates for surgical therapy.
"We have limited treatment options to offer women with stress urinary incontinence," lead investigator Dr. Denise M. Elser said in an interview after the study was presented during a poster session at a congress sponsored by the AAGL.
"Pelvic muscle exercises are safe but don't work for everyone, and in practical terms, our patients are rarely compliant in the long run. Not all patients want surgery, whether it's due to cost, time off work, or fear of anesthesia and a procedure. There are no FDA-approved medications available to us to use for treating SU1. Renessa offers a safe option that will allow more than half of patients improvement or cure of their incontinence," said Dr. Elser, who disclosed that she has been a paid consultant to Novasys Medical Inc., the manufacturer of the Rensessa System.
The system includes a small probe that the physician passes through the natural opening of the urethra. The probe heats multiple small treatment sites in the sub-mucosa of the bladder neck and upper urethra, denaturing collagen in the tissue. Previous studies of the system have assessed its safety and initial success rates, but the current study is designed to evaluate patients at baseline and at 3, 6, 12, 18, 24, and 36 months following treatment.
Study participants included 136 women with stress urinary incontinence at 13 physician offices or ambulatory surgery centers in the United States who had failed prior conservative treatment. Their average age was 47 years and they ...
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