Surgical management of stress incontinence in women: The role of the family practitioner

The surgical management of stress incontinence in women should encompass a combined approach by the family practitioner and the specialist. This review, in two parts, discusses the place of the family practitioner in this process. The continence mechanism, pre-operative counselling, appropriate surg...

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Main Authors: G. Rienhardt, P. de Jong
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: AOSIS 2005-02-01
Series:South African Family Practice
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Online Access:https://safpj.co.za/index.php/safpj/article/view/373
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description The surgical management of stress incontinence in women should encompass a combined approach by the family practitioner and the specialist. This review, in two parts, discusses the place of the family practitioner in this process. The continence mechanism, pre-operative counselling, appropriate surgical procedures, post-operative complications and aftercare are all discussed, to enable the family practitioner to provide adequate support to the patient.
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spelling doaj-art-49ca6a30c8a74d5ab1f8e17956711e232025-08-20T03:46:57ZengAOSISSouth African Family Practice2078-61902078-62042005-02-0147110.1080/20786204.2005.10873168370Surgical management of stress incontinence in women: The role of the family practitionerG. Rienhardt0P. de Jong1Stellenbosch University; and, Tygerberg HospitalUniversity of Cape Town, South Africa; and, Groote Schuur Hospital, South Africa; and, Christiaan Barnard Memorial HospitalThe surgical management of stress incontinence in women should encompass a combined approach by the family practitioner and the specialist. This review, in two parts, discusses the place of the family practitioner in this process. The continence mechanism, pre-operative counselling, appropriate surgical procedures, post-operative complications and aftercare are all discussed, to enable the family practitioner to provide adequate support to the patient.https://safpj.co.za/index.php/safpj/article/view/373genuine stress incontinencesurgery
spellingShingle G. Rienhardt
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Surgical management of stress incontinence in women: The role of the family practitioner
South African Family Practice
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title Surgical management of stress incontinence in women: The role of the family practitioner
title_full Surgical management of stress incontinence in women: The role of the family practitioner
title_fullStr Surgical management of stress incontinence in women: The role of the family practitioner
title_full_unstemmed Surgical management of stress incontinence in women: The role of the family practitioner
title_short Surgical management of stress incontinence in women: The role of the family practitioner
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topic genuine stress incontinence
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