Urinary Incontinence

"Urinary Incontinence" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

MeSH information

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Involuntary loss of URINE, such as leaking of urine. It is a symptom of various underlying pathological processes. Major types of incontinence include URINARY URGE INCONTINENCE and URINARY STRESS INCONTINENCE.

Descriptor ID	D014549
MeSH Number(s)	C12.777.934.852 C13.351.968.934.814 C23.888.942.343.800
Concept/Terms	Urinary Incontinence Urinary Incontinence Incontinence, Urinary

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Urinary Incontinence".

Diseases [C]
Male Urogenital Diseases [C12]
Urologic Diseases [C12.777]
Urination Disorders [C12.777.934]
Urinary Incontinence [C12.777.934.852]
Female Urogenital Diseases and Pregnancy Complications [C13]
Female Urogenital Diseases [C13.351]
Urologic Diseases [C13.351.968]
Urination Disorders [C13.351.968.934]
Urinary Incontinence [C13.351.968.934.814]
Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms [C23]
Signs and Symptoms [C23.888]
Urological Manifestations [C23.888.942]
Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms [C23.888.942.343]
Urinary Incontinence [C23.888.942.343.800]

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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Urinary Incontinence" by people in this website by year, and whether "Urinary Incontinence" was a major or minor topic of these publications.

Bar chart showing 42 publications over 20 distinct years, with a maximum of 4 publications in 2013 and 2016

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
2001	0	2	2
2003	0	1	1
2004	1	0	1
2006	1	0	1
2007	1	1	2
2008	1	0	1
2009	1	1	2
2010	1	1	2
2011	1	0	1
2013	4	0	4
2014	1	0	1
2015	2	1	3
2016	2	2	4
2018	1	0	1
2019	2	1	3
2020	1	2	3
2021	2	1	3
2022	3	0	3
2023	2	0	2
2024	1	1	2

Below are the most recent publications written about "Urinary Incontinence" by people in Profiles.

Flanagan MR, Fantasia HC. Comprehensive Management of Menopausal Symptoms. Nurs Womens Health. 2024 10; 28(5):381-392.

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Breyer BN, Kim SK, Kirkby E, Marianes A, Vanni AJ, Westney OL. Updates to Incontinence After Prostate Treatment: AUA/GURS/SUFU Guideline (2024). J Urol. 2024 Oct; 212(4):531-538.

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Dugan SA, Crawford SL, Wente K, Waetjen LE, Karvonen-Gutierrez C, Harlow SD. The association of urinary incontinence and disability among a diverse sample of midlife Study of Women's Health Across the Nation women. Menopause. 2024 Jan 01; 31(1):18-25.

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Jia X, Wang R, Hall C, Flynn MK. Cost-effectiveness Analysis: Autologous Rectus Fascial Sling Versus Retropubic Midurethral Sling for Female Stress Urinary Incontinence. Urogynecology (Phila). 2023 02 01; 29(2):104-112.

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Sievert LL, Whitcomb BW, Verjee MA, Gerber LM. Limited evidence of a threshold effect for increasing adiposity on risk of symptoms at midlife. Menopause. 2022 12 01; 29(12):1381-1387.

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Moses RA, Broghammer JA, Breyer BN, Voelzke BB, Buckley JC, Erickson BA, Elliott S, Vanni AJ, Ramkumar N, Myers JB. Patient Risk Factors Associated with Reported Urinary Quality of Life Following Artificial Urinary Sphincter Placement: A Paired Pre and Postoperative Analysis. Urology. 2022 11; 169:226-232.

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Clements MB. How to present quality of life outcomes after focal therapy: using validated instruments and novel statistical methods. Curr Opin Urol. 2022 05 01; 32(3):254-259.

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Clements MB, Gmelich CC, Vertosick EA, Hu JC, Sandhu JS, Scardino PT, Eastham JA, Laudone VP, Touijer KA, Coleman JA, Vickers AJ, Ehdaie B. Have urinary function outcomes after radical prostatectomy improved over the past decade? Cancer. 2022 Mar 01; 128(5):1066-1073.

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Ahn JJ, Rice-Townsend SE, Nicassio L, Glazer D, Avansino JR, Lewis KE, Durham MM, Frischer J, Calkins CM, Rentea RM, Ralls M, Fuller M, Wood RJ, Rollins MD, Lee J, Reeder RW, Dickie BH, Saadai P, Cain MP, Merguerian P, Smith CA. Urinary continence disparities in patients with anorectal malformations. J Pediatr Surg. 2022 Jan; 57(1):74-79.

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Yang L, Lee JA, Heer E, Pernar C, Colditz GA, Pakpahan R, Imm KR, Kim EH, Grubb RL, Wolin KY, Kibel AS, Sutcliffe S. One-year urinary and sexual outcome trajectories among prostate cancer patients treated by radical prostatectomy: a prospective study. BMC Urol. 2021 May 17; 21(1):81.

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