ArticleObesity surgery2016
The Effect of Bariatric Surgery on Urinary Incontinence in Women.
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- Review: Sex-Specific Aspects in the Bariatric Treatment of Severely Obese Women.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2020Pooled it
- The impact of bariatric surgery on urinary incontinence: a systematic review and meta-analysis.International urogynecology journal · 2019Pooled it
- Effects of Sleeve Gastrectomy on Pelvic Floor Disorders in Female Patients with Severe Obesity: a Prospective Study.Obesity surgery · 2023Trial
- Impact of Surgical Weight Loss Interventions on Urinary Incontinence in Obese Women: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.International urogynecology journal · 2026Review
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- Bariatric Surgery Versus Pelvic Floor Muscle Training: Which is Superior for Managing Urinary Incontinence?Obesity surgery · 2026Article
- Comparison of the effects of bariatric surgery and pelvic floor muscle training on urinary incontinence in elderly women with obesity.Surgery in practice and science · 2025Article
- Impacts of Bariatric Surgery on Improvement of Incontinence Among Obese Asian Women: A Prospective Study and Literature Review.Obesity surgery · 2024Review
- Urinary incontinence in women who have undergone bariatric surgery.Surgical endoscopy · 2023Observational
- Is Surgical Treatment for Obesity Able to Cure Urinary Incontinence in Women?-A Prospective Single-Center Study.Life (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Impact of bariatric surgery on urinary incontinence in morbidly obese individuals.Surgical endoscopy · 2022Article
- Impact of severe obesity on long-term success and complications of the retropubic midurethral sling.International urogynecology journal · 2021Article
- Effect of an exercise programme for reducing abdominal fat on overactive bladder symptoms in young overweight women.International urogynecology journal · 2020Article
- Laparoscopic Roux-En-Y Gastric Bypass Versus Sleeve Gastrectomy on Pelvic Floor Disorders in Morbidly Obese Women: a Prospective Monocentric Pilot Study.Obesity surgery · 2019Article
- Urinary Incontinence and Surgery for Obesity and Weight-Related Diseases: Are There Predictors of Improvement?Obesity surgery · 2019Article
- Is Bariatric Surgery a Prophylaxis for Pelvic Floor Disorders?Obesity surgery · 2018Article
- Obesity and Stress Urinary Incontinence: Impact on Pathophysiology and Treatment.Current urology reports · 2018Review
- Effects of bariatric surgery on urinary incontinence.Therapeutics and clinical risk management · 2017Article
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Abstract
backgroundLittle is known regarding the effect of bariatric surgery on urinary incontinence.
methodsBetween September 2008 and November 2014, 240 female patients underwent bariatric surgery.
resultsThe prevalence of urinary incontinence preoperatively was 45 % (108). Eighty-two (76 %) completed urinary function questionnaires pre-operatively and post-operatively. Fifty-seven (70 %) underwent laparoscopic gastric bypass, twenty-four (29 %) underwent sleeve gastrectomy and one underwent a banding procedure. Thirty-one (38 %) reported leaking on sneezing or coughing-stress urinary incontinence (SUI). Thirteen (16 %) complained of leaking before reaching the toilet-overactive bladder syndrome (OAB). The remaining thirty-eight (46 %) reported mixed symptoms. The mean pre-operative weight and BMI were 133 (18) kg and 50 (SD = 6.2) kg/m(2) respectively. The mean post-operative BMI drop was 16 (SD = 5.2) kg/m(2). Preoperatively, 61 (75 %) reported moderate to very severe urinary incontinence compared to 30 (37 %) post-operatively (χ (2) = 3.24.67, p = 0.050). Twenty-seven (33 %) patients reported complete resolution of their urinary incontinence. Fifty-one (62 %) patients required incontinence pads on a daily basis pre-operatively, compared to 35 (43 %) post-operatively (χ (2) = 22.211.6, p = 0.00). The mean International Consultation on Incontinence Questionnaire- Urinary Incontinence short form (ICIQ-UI SF) score was 9.3 (SD = 4.4) pre-operatively compared to 4.9 (SD = 5.3) post-operatively (t = 7.2, p = 0.000). The improvement score post-operatively was 8 (SD = 3). A significant difference in the ICIQ-UI SF was identified between OAB and SUI groups when adjusting for age, number of children, type of delivery and pre-op BMI (t = 1.98, p = 0.05).
conclusionBariatric surgery results in a clinically significant improvement in urinary incontinence. However, this is not proportional to pre-operative BMI, weight loss, age, parity and mode of delivery.
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