Vaginal Laser Therapy for Female Stress Urinary Incontinence: New Solutions for a Well-Known Issue—A Concise Review
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Laser Functioning and Rationale in Stress Urinary Incontinence
3. Literature Research
4. Characteristics of Included Studies
5. Subjective Outcomes
6. Objective Outcomes
7. Adverse Events
8. Limitations of the Included Studies
9. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Conflicts of Interest
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Ruffolo, A.F.; Braga, A.; Torella, M.; Frigerio, M.; Cimmino, C.; De Rosa, A.; Sorice, P.; Castronovo, F.; Salvatore, S.; Serati, M. Vaginal Laser Therapy for Female Stress Urinary Incontinence: New Solutions for a Well-Known Issue—A Concise Review. Medicina 2022, 58, 512. https://doi.org/10.3390/medicina58040512
Ruffolo AF, Braga A, Torella M, Frigerio M, Cimmino C, De Rosa A, Sorice P, Castronovo F, Salvatore S, Serati M. Vaginal Laser Therapy for Female Stress Urinary Incontinence: New Solutions for a Well-Known Issue—A Concise Review. Medicina. 2022; 58(4):512. https://doi.org/10.3390/medicina58040512
Chicago/Turabian StyleRuffolo, Alessandro Ferdinando, Andrea Braga, Marco Torella, Matteo Frigerio, Chiara Cimmino, Andrea De Rosa, Paola Sorice, Fabiana Castronovo, Stefano Salvatore, and Maurizio Serati. 2022. "Vaginal Laser Therapy for Female Stress Urinary Incontinence: New Solutions for a Well-Known Issue—A Concise Review" Medicina 58, no. 4: 512. https://doi.org/10.3390/medicina58040512