Urethral bulking agent injections are used to treat urinary incontinence, the accidental leakage of urine. During this procedure, a bulking agent such as silicon is injected into the wall of the ...

Before 1970, attempts had been made at injecting materials into the urethral wall to relieve incontinence, generally with poor results. Then, in the early 1970s, Solomon Berg reported on the use of ...

Injection of bulking agents into the urethral sphincter is the standard minimally invasive procedure used to treat stress urinary incontinence (SUI). Mayer et al. examined the safety and effectiveness ...

A study documents high state-by-state variation in the use of urethral bulking and sling placement to treat stress urinary incontinence. Although urinary incontinence is prevalent in the United States ...

If these low-risk therapies are ineffective, then a visit to the urologist or urogynecologist is in order. The most common treatments include surgery, such as the minimally invasive sling surgery, and ...