Urinary function
Researchers in the Department of Urology-Research are actively investigating new treatments for conditions related to urinary function. These conditions include incontinence, overactive bladder, urinary frequency and urgency, incomplete bladder emptying, and more.
Our team is studying minimally invasive procedures and evaluating novel ways to assess and restore bladder function.
Areas of research in urinary function include:
- Optimizing outcomes for procedural therapies for overactive bladder and urgency urinary incontinence, including bladder Botox, sacral neuromodulation and tibial nerve stimulation.
- Assessing outcomes in female patients undergoing surgery for stress urinary incontinence.
- Designing novel implantable devices for male stress urinary incontinence, including artificial urinary sphincters.
- Developing a noninvasive ultrasound-based assessment of bladder dysfunction.
- Evaluating the potential role for combined renal and bladder allograft transplantation in select patients.
- Investigating the impact of hyperbaric oxygen therapy on radiation-induced bladder injuries.
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