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Urinary Incontinence and Voiding Dysfunction: Introduction

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Pelvic Floor Disorders

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Urinary incontinence is one of the most important problems recognized by specialists in female health around the world. The International Continence Society (ICS) defines urinary incontinence as “the complaint of any involuntary leakage of urine” [1]. An evaluation of the epidemiology of this condition leads to better understanding of the impact of the problem on female health.

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  1. Department of Urology, Moscow State Medical Stomatological University (MSMSU), Moscow, Russia

    Dmitry Pushkar MD

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  1. Pelvic Floor Unit and Colorectal Service 1st Department of General Surgery, Regional Hospital, Treviso, Italy

    Giulio Aniello Santoro (Head) (Head)

  2. Department of Pediatric Radiology Children’s Teaching Hospital, Skubiszewski Medical University of Lublin, Lublin, Poland

    Andrzej Paweł Wieczorek

  3. Diagnostic Imaging, Princess Grace Hospital, London, UK

    Clive I. Bartram

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Pushkar, D. (2010). Urinary Incontinence and Voiding Dysfunction: Introduction. In: Santoro, G.A., Wieczorek, A.P., Bartram, C.I. (eds) Pelvic Floor Disorders. Springer, Milano. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-88-470-1542-5_21

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