"Urinary Incontinence" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Involuntary loss of URINE, such as leaking of urine. It is a symptom of various underlying pathological processes. Major types of incontinence include URINARY URGE INCONTINENCE and URINARY STRESS INCONTINENCE.
| Descriptor ID |
D014549
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C12.777.934.852 C13.351.968.934.814 C23.888.942.343.800
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Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Urinary Incontinence".
Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more specific than "Urinary Incontinence".
This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Urinary Incontinence" by people in this website by year, and whether "Urinary Incontinence" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1996 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1998 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2001 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2003 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2004 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2005 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2006 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2007 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 2008 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 2010 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2011 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2012 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2016 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2017 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2018 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2019 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 2020 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2021 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2024 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2025 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Urinary Incontinence" by people in Profiles.
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Functional Outcomes for Patients With Congenital Anorectal Malformations: A Systematic Review and Evidence-based Guideline From the APSA Outcomes and Evidence Based Practice Committee. J Pediatr Surg. 2025 May; 60(5):162243.
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The Pelvic Floor Disorders Network: Evolution Over Two Decades of Female Pelvic Floor Research. Urogynecology (Phila). 2024 10 01; 30(10):854-869.
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Risk of antimuscarinic initiation with cholinesterase inhibitor use in Alzheimer's disease. Arch Gerontol Geriatr. 2025 Jan; 128:105629.
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Comparing binary & ordinal definitions of urinary & stool continence outcomes: Data from the National Spina Bifida Patient Registry. J Pediatr Urol. 2024 10; 20(5):810-820.
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Age-Specific Probability of 4 Major Health Outcomes in Children with Spina Bifida. J Dev Behav Pediatr. 2023 12 01; 44(9):e633-e641.
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An evaluation of pelvic floor disorders in a public and private healthcare setting. Int Urogynecol J. 2023 03; 34(3):693-699.
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Prophylactic Autologous Slings at the Time of Obstetric Fistula Repair: A Randomized Clinical Trial. Female Pelvic Med Reconstr Surg. 2021 02 01; 27(2):78-84.
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"I just wear it and I become normal": a qualitative study of Tanzanian women's experiences with long-term vaginal pessary use for stress urinary incontinence. BMJ Open. 2021 01 20; 11(1):e040009.
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Clinical outcomes after increasing bladder outlet resistance without augmentation cystoplasty in neurogenic bladder. J Pediatr Urol. 2021 04; 17(2):235.e1-235.e7.
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Degos disease: A radiological-pathological correlation of the neuroradiological aspects of the disease. Ann Diagn Pathol. 2020 Aug; 47:151545.