Mr Almallah gives a lecture about revolutionary new treatment for male incontinence at prestigious National Urology Conference
Mr Zaki Almallah, Consultant Urologist from the Birmingham and Solihull Bladder Clinic is the West Midlands’ expert within the specialised area of surgical correction for incontinence in men, especially following surgery to remove the prostate due to cancer (post prostatectomy urinary incontinence).
On 22rd June 2009 Mr Almallah gave a clinical lecture at the prestigious Annual British Association of Urological Surgeons Meeting in Glasgow* where he spoke about a revolutionary new treatment option for men suffering from incontinence. The annual meeting of the British Association of Urological Surgeon in Glasgow had delegates of urology consultants, trainees, nurses and industry specialists from all over the UK, Europe as well as international delegates. Mr Almallah explained during his presentation given to fellow worldwide experts in Urology how the insertion of a “Male sling” is a relatively new treatment option for male incontinence and their advantage is they are less invasive than other surgical options currently available.
Mr Almallah has special expertise is performing this operation and is the founding member of the Birmingham and Solihull Bladder Clinic which is based at one of the UK’s leading private hospitals- BMI The Priory Hospital in Edgbaston, Birmingham explains “They are suitable for men with less severe stress incontinence, usually following an operation to remove the prostate. A male sling is a sling made of synthetic mesh which is placed through a perineal incision to support the sphincter (control mechanism) and restore continence. They are relatively recent procedures with promising initial results, however, long term results and randomised trials are still lacking”.
For further details on male incontinence treatment options and more information about the male sling procedure, please click here to visit the male incontinence section of our website.
Read Mr Steve Carlin’s story on having a male sling fitted following being left incontinent after treatment for prostate cancer, please click here.
*The Birmingham and Solihull Bladder Clinic is by no means suggesting that it has been endorsed by British Association of Urological Surgeons.