"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.
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
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C12.777.934.852 C13.351.968.934.814 C23.888.942.343.800
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2001 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2003 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2010 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2023 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2025 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Urinary Incontinence" by people in Profiles.
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Associations between hysterectomy and pelvic floor disorders: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2025 Sep; 233(3):141-151.e6.
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Changes in Pelvic Floor Symptoms After Procedural Interventions for Uterine Leiomyomas: A Systematic Review. Obstet Gynecol. 2023 08 01; 142(2):319-329.
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Medium-Term Outcomes of Conservative and Surgical Treatments for Stress Urinary Incontinence: A Medicare Claims Analysis: Developed by the AUGS Payment Reform Committee. Urogynecology (Phila). 2023 06 01; 29(6):536-544.
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Quality of Care for Women with Urinary Incontinence in the Veterans Health Administration. J Gen Intern Med. 2021 09; 36(9):2900-2902.
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Stem Cells from a Female Rat Model of Type 2 Diabetes/Obesity and Stress Urinary Incontinence Are Damaged by In Vitro Exposure to its Dyslipidemic Serum, Predicting Inadequate Repair Capacity In Vivo. Int J Mol Sci. 2019 Aug 19; 20(16).
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Three-dimensional ultrasound imaging for diagnosis of urethrovaginal fistula. Int Urogynecol J. 2010 Aug; 21(8):1031-3.
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Epidemiology of urinary incontinence in women. Curr Womens Health Rep. 2003 Aug; 3(4):340-7.
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Correlation of symptoms with location and severity of pelvic organ prolapse. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2001 Dec; 185(6):1332-7; discussion 1337-8.