Gastric Bypass Improves Urinary Incontinence
Laparoscopic gastric bypass (LGB) surgery with resultant weight loss improves urinary incontinence (UI) symptoms and quality of life in morbidly obese women, according to a report in Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases (2009; published online ahead of print). In a study of 470 patients, of whom 309 (66%) suffered from UI preoperatively, researchers observed improvement in UI within three months after LGB with weight loss as little as 30 lb.


