Effect of Bariatric Surgery on Urinary Incontinence in Obese Women: A Meta-analysis and Systematic Review

Objectives The aim of this study was to explore the effectiveness of bariatric surgery in obese women with urinary incontinence (UI) through meta-analysis. Methods Searches of PubMed, the Cochrane Library, and EMBASE databases were performed using “weight loss surgery/bariatric surgery/gastric bypass surgery” and “incontinentia urinae/uracratia/urinary incontinence/uroclepsia” in the title/abstract before January 2018. Then, meta-analysis was analyzed by Review Manager 5.3 (Cochrane Collaboration, Oxford, United Kingdom). The standardized mean difference (SMD) and odds ratio (OR) were used to describe results of continuous variables and dichotomous variables, respectively. Results Pooled data showed that bariatric surgery reduced the incidence of UI in obese women at the follow-up of 6 months (OR, 3.27; 95% confidence interval [CI], 2.55–4.21; P
Source: Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery - Category: OBGYN Tags: Review Articles Source Type: research