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Long-term Durability of a Non-surgical Transurethral Radiofrequency Treatment for Female Stress Urinary Incontinence: A Retrospective Analysis
Saad Juma, MD
Incontinence Research Institute - Encinitas, CA
Presentation from the 35th Clinical Meeting of the AAGL Advancing Minimally Invasive Gynecology Worldwide held November 2006 in Las Vegas, NV USA

The Renessa® System
A New Non-Surgical Solution for Female Stress Urinary Incontinence
MEDCO Forum, Volume 13 No. 24, May 2006

The Novasys Medical Renessa® System
Vincent Lucente, MD, MBA
Medical Director, Institute for Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery
Presentation from the 34th Clinical Meeting of the AAGL Advancing Minimally Invasive Gynecology Worldwide held November 2005 in Chicago, IL , USA

Novasys Medical: Bibliography

Published Articles *

1. Appell, RA. Transurethral Collagen Denaturation for Women With Stress Urinary Incontinence. Current Urology Reports. 9:5,373-379, 2008.

2. Elser, D. Stress urinary incontinence in women: What options lie between traditional therapies and surgery?
   Women's Health 3:6,725-733, 2007.

3. Appell RA, Singh G, Klimberg I, Graham C, Juma S, Wells G, Kanellos A, Reilley S. Nonsurgical, radiofrequency collagen denaturation for stress urinary incontinence: retrospective three-year evaluation.
   Expert Review of Medical Devices 4,4:455-461, 2007.

4. Juma S, Appell RA. Nonsurgical transurethral radiofrequency treatment of stress urinary incontinence in women.
   Women's Health . 3:3;291-299, 2007.

5. Wells, G. Use of in-office anesthesia during nonsurgical radiofrequency collagen denaturation for stress urinary incontinence. Current Medical Research and Opinion. 23:6;1279-1284, 2007.

6. Appell, RA and Davila, G. Treatment options for patients with suboptimal response to surgery for stress urinary incontinence. Current Medical Research and Opinion 23:2;285-292, 2007.

7. Edelstein, P. A pre-clinical study of nonsurgical radiofrequency collagen remodeling for the treatment of stress urinary incontinence. Expert Review of Medical Devices 3,6:743-748, 2006.

8. Appell RA, Juma S, Wells G, Lenihan JP, Klimberg IW, Kanellos A, Reilley SF. Transurethral radiofrequency energy collagen micro-remodeling for the treatment of female stress urinary incontinence. Neurourol and Urodynamics 25:331-336, 2006.
   

9. Lenihan JP, Palacios P, Sotomayor M. Oral and local anesthesia in the nonsurgical radiofrequency energy treatment of stress urinary incontinence. J Minimal Invas Gyencol 12,5:415-419, 2005.

10. Sotomayor M and Bernal GF. Twelve month results of nonsurgical radiofrequency energy micro-remodeling for stress incontinence. Int Urogynecol J Pelvic Floor Dysfunct 3:192-196, 2005.

11. Lenihan JP. Comparison of quality of life after nonsurgical radiofrequency energy tissue micro-remodeling in premenopausal and postmenopausal women with moderate to severe stress urinary incontinence. Am J Obstet Gynecol 6:1995-1998, 2005.

12. Sotomayor M and Bernal GF. Transurethral delivery of radiofrequency energy for tissue remodeling in the treatment of stress urinary incontinence. Int Urogynecol J Pelvic Floor Dysfunct 6:373-379, 2003.

*To conduct a Medline/PubMed search: Access www.pubmed.gov ; type "stress urinary incontinence, radiofrequency" in the search box at the top of the page (be sure to type radiofrequency as one word and include the comma).  It may be necessary to click on the "related articles" link to view all citations.

Abstract Presentations

1. Elser, D. Long-term Durability of Renessa for the Treatment of Female Stress Urinary Incontinence.
   South Central AUA 2008 Section Meeting and New England AUA 2008 Section Meeting.

2. Elser D, Mitchell, G. Long-term Durability of Renessa for the Treatment of Female Stress Urinary Incontinence. Western AUA 2007 Section Meeting, Northwest Urological Society 2007 Meeting and Kimbrough Urological Seminar (SGSU) 2008 Meeting .

3. Cline KJ. Video Urodynamic Evaluation of a Nonsurgical Transurethral Radiofrequency Collagen Denaturation Treatment for Stress Urinary Incontinence. Northeastern AUA 2007 Section Meeting and Kimbrough Urological Seminar (SGSU) 2008 Meeting.

4. Appell RA. Long-term Durability of an In-office, Nonsurgical Transurethral Radiofrequency Treatment for Female Stress Urinary Incontinence: A Retrospective Analysis.
   South Central AUA, Northeastern AUA and New England AUA 2007 Section Meetings.

5. Appell RA. Long-term Durability of a Nonsurgical Transurethral Radiofrequency Treatment for Female Stress Urinary Incontinence: A Retrospective Analysis. Northwest Urological Society 2006 Meeting.

6. Juma S. Long-term Durability of a Nonsurgical Transurethral Radiofrequency Treatment for Female Stress Urinary Incontinence: A Retrospective Analysis. Advancing Minimally Invasive Gynecology 2006 Annual Meeting .

7. Wells WG. Acute Quality-of-Life Improvements after Non-Surgical Transurethral Radiofrequency Energy Collagen Denaturation for Stress Urinary Incontinence. North Central AUA and South Central AUA 2006 Section Meetings.

8. Lenihan JP and Reilley SF. Comparing Gynecologists and Urologists: Non-surgical Stress Incontinence Treatment Efficacy Outcomes. American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists 2005 Annual Meeting.

9. Wells WG and Kanellos A. Impact of Menopausal Status on Leak Point Pressure following Non-surgical Radiofrequency Energy Tissue Micro-remodeling in Women Suffering from Stress Urinary Incontinence. International Continence Society 2004 Annual Meeting.

10. Reilley SF, Sotomayor M, Bernal GF. Durable Quality of Life Improvement for Women with Moderate to Severe Stress Urinary Incontinence following Non-surgical RF Tissue Micro-remodeling. International Continence Society 2004 Annual Meeting.

11. Sotomayor M and Bernal GF. 12 Month Results of Non-Surgical Radiofrequency Energy Micro-Remodeling for Stress Incontinence. International Continence Society 2003 Annual Meeting.

12. Sotomayor M and Bernal GF. Transurethral Delivery of Radiofrequency Energy for Tissue Remodeling in the Treatment of Stress Urinary Incontinence. International Continence Society 2002 Annual Meeting.

Other Presentations

1. Elser, D. Mitchell, G. Three-Year Clinical Trial of Nonsurgical, In-office Transurethral Radiofrequency Collagen Denaturation for Treatment of Stress Urinary Incontinence: Interim Efficacy Results. American Urogynecology Society 2008 Meeting, Northeastern AUA 2008 Section Meeting, and North Central AUA 2008 Section Meeting. (poster presentation)

2. Elser D, Mitchell, G. Long-term Durability of Renessa for the Treatment of Female Stress Urinary Incontinence (12 month results). American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology 2008 Meeting. (poster presentation).

3. Elser, D, Mitchell, G. Twelve-Month Durability of Effectiveness of Transurethral Radiofrequency Collagen Denaturation (Renessa ® ) for Treatment of Stress Urinary Incontinence in Women. International Continence Society 2008 Meeting. (read-by-title presentation).

4. Elser D, Mitchell, G. Long-term Durability of Renessa for the Treatment of Female Stress Urinary Incontinence (6 month results). Advancing Minimally Invasive Gynecology 2007 Meeting.(poster presentation).

5. Cline KJ. Video Urodynamic Evaluation of a Nonsurgical Transurethral Radiofrequency Collagen Denaturation Treatment for Stress Urinary Incontinence. Advancing Minimally Invasive Gynecology 2007 Meeting . (poster presentation).

6. Appell RA. Long-term Durability of a Nonsurgical Transurethral Radiofrequency Treatment for Female Stress Urinary Incontinence: A Retrospective Analysis. Society of Gynecologic Surgeons 2007 Meeting. (poster presentation).

7. Wells WG. Acute Quality of Life Improvement After Nonsurgical Transurethral Radiofrequency Collagen Remodeling for Stress Urinary Incontinence. Western AUA 2006 Section Meeting. (poster presentation).

8. Wells WG, Lenihan JP, Reilley SF. Acute Quality of Life Improvement following Non-surgical RF Micro-remodeling for SUI .
   International Continence Society 2005 Annual Meeting. (read-by-title presentation).

9. Lenihan JP, Palacios P, Sotomayor M. Feasibility of Performing Non-surgical Radiofrequency Energy Tissue Micro-remodeling in Women with SUI Using Oral and Local Anesthesia. American Association of Gynecologic Laparoscopists 2004 Annual Meeting. (oral presentation).

10. Lenihan JP, Palacios P, Sotomayor M. Feasibility of Performing Non-surgical Radiofrequency Energy Tissue Micro-remodeling in Women with SUI Using Oral and Local Anesthesia. International Continence Society 2004 Annual Meeting. (read-by-title presentation).

11. Lenihan JP. Quality of Life Impact of Non-surgical Radiofrequency Energy Tissue Micro-remodeling in Pre and Post-Menopausal Women with Moderate to Severe Stress Urinary Incontinence. Pacific Coast Obstetrical and Gynecological Society 2004 Annual Meeting. (oral presentation).

12. Appell RA, Lenihan JP, Singh G. The Need for “Sham Treatment” Arms in Medical Device Clinical Trials for Adequate Safety Evaluation. American Urogynecologic Society 2004 Annual Meeting. (oral presentation).