Palliation may block cure of incontinence in elderly
Abstract
While urinary incontinence in the geriatric population is a major problem, the "prevailing pessimism regarding incontinence treatment is... not justified," says Mark E. Williams, MD, assistant professor of medicine at the University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry.
Williams elaborated on the subject recently at a Bethesda, Md, conference on "Evaluating the Elderly Patient: The Case for Assessment Technology."
British surveys have disclosed that incontinence...