TY  - JOUR
A1  - Staat, Manfred
A1  - Trenz, Eva
A1  - Lohmann, Philipp
A1  - Frotscher, Ralf
A1  - Klinge, Uwe
A1  - Tabaza, Ruth
A1  - Kirschner-Hermanns, Ruth
T1  - New measurements to compare soft tissue anchoring systems in pelvic floor surgery
JF  - Journal of Biomedical Materials Research Part B: Applied Biomaterials
N2  - Suburethral slings as well as different meshes are widely used treating stress urinary incontinence and prolaps in women. With the development of MiniSlings and special meshes using less alloplastic material anchorage systems become more important to keep devices in place and to put some tension especially on the MiniSlings. To date, there are many different systems of MiniSlings of different companies on the market which differ in the structure of the used meshes and anchors. A new objective measurement method to compare different properties of MiniSling systems (mesh and anchor) is presented in this article. Ballistic gelatine acts as soft tissue surrogate. Significant differences in parameters like pull-out strength of anchors or shrinkage of meshes under loading conditions have been determined. The form and size of the anchors as well as the structural stability of the meshes are decisive for a proper integration. The tested anchorings sytems showed markedly different mechanical function at their respective load bearing capacity. As the stable fixation of the device in tissue is a prerequisite for a permanet reinforcement, the proposed test system permits further optimisation of anchor and mesh devices to improve the success of the surgical treatment
Y1  - 2012
U6  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/jbm.b.32654
SN  - 1552-4981
VL  - 100B
IS  - 4
SP  - 924
EP  - 933
PB  - Wiley
CY  - Hoboken, NJ
ER  - 
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Boettcher, Martin
A1  - Haselhuhn, Angelika
A1  - Jakse, Gerhard
A1  - Brehmer, Bernhard
A1  - Kirschner-Hermanns, Ruth
T1  - Overactive bladder syndrome: an underestimated long-term problem after treatment of patients with localized prostate cancer?
JF  - BJU international
N2  - In this study we observed courses of micturition symptoms and differentiated degrees of symptoms for each point in time while also considering the impact of bothersomeness. Our data show that not only significantly more patients who have undergone BT suffer from OAB than those who have undergone RP, but also that those affected show significantly higher values for severity of OAB symptoms throughout the whole observation period of 36 months. Our data analysis further shows that variability of OAB symptoms as well as fluctuation of severity of OAB symptoms vary to a significantly higher degree after BT than after RP. Looking only at mean figures at a given point in time clearly underestimates the underlying problem. This fact is not reflected in the literature.
KW  - quality of life
KW  - prostate cancer
KW  - prostatectomy
KW  - incontinence
KW  - brachytherapy
Y1  - 2012
U6  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1464-410X.2011.10623.x
SN  - 1365-2176 (E-Journal); 1464-410X (E-Journal); 0007-1331 (Print); 1464-4096 (Print)
VL  - 109
IS  - 12
SP  - 1824
EP  - 1830
PB  - Wiley-Blackwell
CY  - Oxford
ER  -