Cindy Louise Amundsen | Scholars@Duke

Cindy Louise Amundsen
Roy T. Parker, M.D. Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology, in the School of Medicine

- Application of nerve stimulation (Interstim therapy) for control of continence
- Evalaution of botox therapy for urinary urge incontinence
- Evaluation and treatment for nocturnal voiding
- Application of nerve stimulation for control of continence and enable proper voiding in individuals with Spinal cord injuries
- Application of nerve stimulation for urinary retention
- Minimally invasive prolapse surgery using graft material for enhancing pelvic organ prolapse repairs
-Treatment for stress urinary incontinence with minimally invasive techniques

Current Research Interests

Lower urinary tract dysfunction
Treatment for refractory urinary urge incontinence
Botox therapy
Neuromodulation
Urinary microbiome
Urinary Tract infections
Individualizing medicine

Current Appointments & Affiliations

Roy T. Parker, M.D. Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology, in the School of Medicine, Obstetrics and Gynecology, Urogynecology, Obstetrics and Gynecology 2015
Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Obstetrics and Gynecology, Urogynecology, Obstetrics and Gynecology 2012
Associate Professor in Surgery, Surgery, Urology, Surgery 2013

Contact Information

5324 McFarland Drive Suite 310, Box 3192, Durham, NC 27617
5324 McFarland Drive Suite 310, Box 3192, Durham, NC 27617
cindy.amundsen@duke.edu (919) 684-4647

Background
Education, Training, & Certifications
- Urogynecology Fellowship, Surgery, University of Texas Health Science Center San Antonio 1995 - 1996
- Residency, Obstetrics & Gynecology, University of Texas Health Science Center San Antonio 1991 - 1995
- M.D., University of Tennessee, Memphis 1991
Duke Appointment History
- Assistant Professor in Surgery, Surgery, Urology, Surgery 2006 - 2013
- Associate Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Obstetrics and Gynecology, Urogynecology, Obstetrics and Gynecology 2007 - 2012
- Associate Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Obstetrics and Gynecology, Urogynecology, Obstetrics and Gynecology 2004 - 2007
- Assistant Clinical Professor of Surgery, Surgery, Urology, Surgery 2004 - 2006
- Clinical Associate in the Department of Surgery, Surgery, Urology, Surgery 1998 - 2004
- Assistant Clinical Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Obstetrics and Gynecology, Urogynecology, Obstetrics and Gynecology 2003 - 2004
- Assistant Clinical Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Obstetrics and Gynecology, Benign Gynecology, Obstetrics and Gynecology 1998 - 2003
Leadership & Clinical Positions at Duke
- - 2002 to present Ambulatory Surgery Center, Executive Committee Member
  - 2005- 2014 Department representative to Institutional Review Board
  - 2003 - 2007 Women‘s Clinical Services Committee: Medical Director of Gynecololgy
  - 2004 - 2008 Patient Safety Committee
  - 2 012 - present Appointments, Promotions, and Tenure Committee; Department of Ob/Gyn,
  - 2012 - present Charles Hammond Research Grant Committee, Department of Ob/Gynecology
  - 2013- 2014 Institutional Leader of an ACGME Annual Program Evaluation Team
Recognition
In the News
- OCT 4, 2016 Duke Health
  
  Botox May Beat Neural Stimulation for Urge Incontinence, But Has Risks
- OCT 3, 2016 NBC News
  
  Botox works as well as nerve stimulator for incontinence -- study
Awards & Honors
Research
Selected Grants
- Duke University Medical Center (DUMC) Pelvic Floor Disorders Network (PFDN) Clinical Site awarded by National Institutes of Health 2007 - 2021
- Epigenomics in insulin resistance associated overactive bladder awarded by National Institutes of Health 2017 - 2020
- Advancing the Measurement and Classification of Lower Urinary Tract Dysfunction awarded by National Institutes of Health 2012 - 2019
- Duke KURe Program awarded by National Institutes of Health 2013 - 2018
- Neural Prosthetic Control of Continence and Micturition awarded by National Institutes of Health 2005 - 2017
- Combination Therapy in the Treatment of Urge Urinary Incontinence: A Randomized, Placebo Controlled Trial awarded by Society of Urodynamics, Female Pelvic Medicine and Urogenital Reconstruction 2014 - 2017
- Symptoms of Lower Urinary Tract Dysfunction Research Network (U01) Supplement awarded by National Institutes of Health 2012 - 2017
- The Jahnigen Career Development Award (JCDA) awarded by American Geriatrics Society 2014 - 2016
- Nocturnal Deterusor Overactivity In Overactive Bladder Syndrome awarded by National Institutes of Health 2010 - 2014
- The Effect of Androgens on Sexual Function in Women with Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome awarded by Josiah Charles Trent Memorial Foundation 2004
Publications & Artistic Works
Selected Publications
- Conference Papers
  - Bradley, MS, Burke, E, Grenier, C, Amundsen, CL, Murphy, S, and Siddiqui, NY. "URINARY METHYLATION PATTERNS IN WOMEN WITH INTERSTITIAL CYSTITIS/BLADDER PAIN SYNDROME." February 2017. Link to Item
  - Siddiqui, NY, Dieter, AA, Amundsen, CL, Brooks, JM, Degoski, DJ, and Fraser, MO. "UNDERACTIVE BLADDER IN OBESE-PRONE RATS FED A HIGH FAT DIET." August 2014. Link to Item
  - Preud'homme, XA, Lohri, J, Amundsen, CL, Peterson, A, Webster, GD, and Krystal, AD. "NOCTURIA IN SUBJECTS WITH OVERACTIVE BLADDER SYNDROME (OAB): WHAT WAKES THEM UP?." 2012. Link to Item
  - Preud'homme, XA, Amundsen, CL, Webster, GD, Jiang, W, Kuchibhatla, M, and Krystal, AD. "AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM ACTIVITY PRECEDING NOCTURIA IN OLDER ADULTS." 2011. Link to Item
  - Goldman, HB, Mangel, J, and Amundsen, CL. "Dorsal genital nerve stimulation for the treatment of refractory overactive bladder symptoms." 2007. Link to Item
- Journal Articles
  - Bradley, MS, Bickhaus, JA, Amundsen, CL, Newcomb, LK, Truong, T, Weidner, AC, and Siddiqui, NY. "Vaginal Uterosacral Ligament Suspension: A Retrospective Cohort of Absorbable and Permanent Suture Groups." Female pelvic medicine & reconstructive surgery 24, no. 3 (May 2018): 207-212. Full Text
  - Bradley, MS, Burke, EE, Grenier, C, Amundsen, CL, Murphy, SK, and Siddiqui, NY. "A genome-scale DNA methylation study in women with interstitial cystitis/bladder pain syndrome." Neurourology and urodynamics 37, no. 4 (April 2018): 1485-1493. Full Text
  - Cameron, AP, Lewicky-Gaupp, C, Smith, AR, Helfand, BT, Gore, JL, Clemens, JQ, Yang, CC, Siddiqui, NY, Lai, HH, Griffith, JW, Andreev, VP, Liu, G, Weinfurt, K, Amundsen, CL, Bradley, CS, Kusek, JW, Kirkali, Z, and Symptoms of Lower Urinary Tract Dysfunction Research Network Study Group, . "Baseline Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms in Patients Enrolled in LURN: A Prospective, Observational Cohort Study." The Journal of urology 199, no. 4 (April 2018): 1023-1031. Full Text
  - Amundsen, CL, Komesu, YM, Chermansky, C, Gregory, WT, Myers, DL, Honeycutt, EF, Vasavada, SP, Nguyen, JN, Wilson, TS, Harvie, HS, Wallace, D, and Pelvic Floor Disorders Network, . "Two-Year Outcomes of Sacral Neuromodulation Versus OnabotulinumtoxinA for Refractory Urgency Urinary Incontinence: A Randomized Trial." European urology (February 23, 2018). Full Text
  - Amundsen, CL, and PreudʼHomme, XA. "In Search of More Sleep." Obstetrics and gynecology 131, no. 2 (February 2018): 201-203. Full Text
  - Komesu, YM, Amundsen, CL, Richter, HE, Erickson, SW, Ackenbom, MF, Andy, UU, Sung, VW, Albo, M, Gregory, WT, Paraiso, MF, Wallace, D, and Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development Pelvic Floor Disorders Network, . "Refractory urgency urinary incontinence treatment in women: impact of age on outcomes and complications." American journal of obstetrics and gynecology 218, no. 1 (January 2018): 111.e1-111.e9. Full Text
  - Meekins, AR, Siddiqui, NY, Amundsen, CL, Kuchibhatla, M, and Dieter, AA. "Improving Postoperative Efficiency: An Algorithm for Expedited Void Trials After Urogynecologic Surgery." Southern medical journal 110, no. 12 (December 2017): 785-790. Full Text
  - Richter, HE, Amundsen, CL, Erickson, SW, Jelovsek, JE, Komesu, Y, Chermansky, C, Harvie, HS, Albo, M, Myers, D, Gregory, WT, and Wallace, D. "Characteristics Associated with Treatment Response and Satisfaction in Women Undergoing OnabotulinumtoxinA and Sacral Neuromodulation for Refractory Urgency Urinary Incontinence." Obstetrical and Gynecological Survey 72, no. 12 (December 1, 2017): 709-711. Full Text
  - McGee, MJ, Swan, BD, Danziger, ZC, Amundsen, CL, and Grill, WM. "Multiple Reflex Pathways Contribute to Bladder Activation by Intraurethral Stimulation in Persons With Spinal Cord Injury." Urology 109 (November 2017): 210-215. Full Text
  - Weidner, AC, Barber, MD, Markland, A, Rahn, DD, Hsu, Y, Mueller, ER, Jakus-Waldman, S, Dyer, KY, Warren, LK, Gantz, MG, and Meikle, S. "Perioperative Behavioral Therapy and Pelvic Muscle Strengthening Do Not Enhance Quality of Life After Pelvic Surgery: Secondary Report of a Randomized Controlled Trial." Physical therapy 97, no. 11 (November 2017): 1075-1083. Full Text
  - Bradley, MS, Bickhaus, JA, and Amundsen, CL. "Vaginal repair of a vesicocervical fistula after labored-cesarean delivery without concomitant hysterectomy." International urogynecology journal 28, no. 10 (October 2017): 1603-1604. Full Text
  - Richter, HE, Amundsen, CL, Erickson, SW, Jelovsek, JE, Komesu, Y, Chermansky, C, Harvie, HS, Albo, M, Myers, D, Gregory, WT, Wallace, D, and NICHD Pelvic Floor Disorders Network, . "Characteristics Associated with Treatment Response and Satisfaction in Women Undergoing OnabotulinumtoxinA and Sacral Neuromodulation for Refractory Urgency Urinary Incontinence." The Journal of urology 198, no. 4 (October 2017): 890-896. Full Text Open Access Copy
  - Polin, MR, Kawasaki, A, Amundsen, CL, Weidner, AC, and Siddiqui, NY. "Do Mixed-Flora Preoperative Urine Cultures Matter?." Southern medical journal 110, no. 6 (June 2017): 426-429. Full Text
  - Richter, HE, Moalli, P, Amundsen, CL, Malykhina, AP, Wallace, D, Rogers, R, Myers, D, Paraiso, M, Albo, M, Shi, H, Nolen, T, Meikle, S, Word, RA, and Pelvic Floor Disorders Network, . "Urinary Biomarkers in Women with Refractory Urgency Urinary Incontinence Randomized to Sacral Neuromodulation versus OnabotulinumtoxinA Compared to Controls." The Journal of urology 197, no. 6 (June 2017): 1487-1495. Full Text
  - Amundsen, CL, Richter, HE, Wallace, D, and Pelvic Floor Disorders Network, . "OnabotulinumtoxinA vs Sacral Neuromodulation for Urgency Incontinence-Reply." JAMA 317, no. 5 (February 2017): 535-536. (Letter) Full Text
  - Losada, L, Amundsen, CL, Ashton-Miller, J, Chai, T, Close, C, Damaser, M, DiSanto, M, Dmochowski, R, Fraser, MO, Kielb, SJ, Kuchel, G, Mueller, ER, Parker-Autry, C, Wolfe, AJ, and Mallampalli, MP. "Expert Panel Recommendations on Lower Urinary Tract Health of Women Across Their Life Span." Journal of women's health (2002) 25, no. 11 (November 2016): 1086-1096. Full Text Open Access Copy
  - Amundsen, CL, Richter, HE, Menefee, SA, Komesu, YM, Arya, LA, Gregory, WT, Myers, DL, Zyczynski, HM, Vasavada, S, Nolen, TL, Wallace, D, and Meikle, SF. "OnabotulinumtoxinA vs Sacral Neuromodulation on Refractory Urgency Urinary Incontinence in Women: A Randomized Clinical Trial." JAMA 316, no. 13 (October 2016): 1366-1374. Full Text Open Access Copy
  - Sung, VW, Borello-France, D, Dunivan, G, Gantz, M, Lukacz, ES, Moalli, P, Newman, DK, Richter, HE, Ridgeway, B, Smith, AL, Weidner, AC, Meikle, S, and Pelvic Floor Disorders Network, . "Methods for a multicenter randomized trial for mixed urinary incontinence: rationale and patient-centeredness of the ESTEEM trial." International urogynecology journal 27, no. 10 (October 2016): 1479-1490. Full Text Open Access Copy
  - Yang, CC, Weinfurt, KP, Merion, RM, Kirkali, Z, and LURN Study Group, . "Symptoms of Lower Urinary Tract Dysfunction Research Network." The Journal of urology 196, no. 1 (July 2016): 146-152. Full Text
  - Bradley, MS, Willis-Gray, MG, Amundsen, CL, and Siddiqui, NY. "Microhematuria in Postmenopausal Women: Adherence to Guidelines in a Tertiary Care Setting." The Journal of urology 195, no. 4 Pt 1 (April 2016): 937-941. Full Text
  - Eric Jelovsek, J, Markland, AD, Whitehead, WE, Barber, MD, Newman, DK, Rogers, RG, Dyer, K, Visco, A, Sung, VW, Sutkin, G, Meikle, SF, Gantz, MG, and Pelvic Floor Disorders Network, . "Controlling anal incontinence in women by performing anal exercises with biofeedback or loperamide (CAPABLe) trial: Design and methods." Contemporary clinical trials 44 (September 2015): 164-174. Full Text Open Access Copy
  - Edenfield, AL, Amundsen, CL, Wu, JM, Levin, PJ, and Siddiqui, NY. "Posterior tibial nerve stimulation for the treatment of fecal incontinence: a systematic evidence review." Obstetrical & gynecological survey 70, no. 5 (May 2015): 329-341. (Review) Full Text
  - McGee, MJ, Amundsen, CL, and Grill, WM. "Electrical stimulation for the treatment of lower urinary tract dysfunction after spinal cord injury." The journal of spinal cord medicine 38, no. 2 (March 2015): 135-146. (Review) Full Text
  - Edenfield, AL, Levin, PJ, Dieter, AA, Amundsen, CL, and Siddiqui, NY. "Sexual activity and vaginal topography in women with symptomatic pelvic floor disorders." The journal of sexual medicine 12, no. 2 (February 2015): 416-423. Full Text
  - Edenfield, AL, Levin, PJ, Dieter, AA, Amundsen, CL, and Siddiqui, NY. "Sexual Activity and Vaginal Topography in Women with Symptomatic Pelvic Floor Disorders." Journal of Sexual Medicine 12, no. 2 (February 1, 2015): 416-423. Full Text
  - Siddiqui, NY, DuBois, LG, St John-Williams, L, Will, TJ, Grenier, C, Burke, E, Fraser, MO, Amundsen, CL, and Murphy, SK. "Optimizing Urine Processing Protocols for Protein and Metabolite Detection." Journal of proteomics & bioinformatics 2015, no. Suppl 14 (January 2015).
  - Levin, PJ, Siddiqui, NY, Wu, JM, and Amundsen, CL. "Psychosocial factors related to the use of InterStim® for the treatment of refractory overactive bladder." Female pelvic medicine & reconstructive surgery 20, no. 5 (September 2014): 272-275. Full Text
  - Polin, MR, Edenfield, AL, Dieter, AA, Amundsen, CL, Visco, AG, and Weidner, AC. "PREDICTORS OF POSITIVE PREOPERATIVE URINE CULTURES IN ASYMPTOMATIC WOMEN UNDERGOING UROGYNECOLOGIC SURGERY." INTERNATIONAL UROGYNECOLOGY JOURNAL 25 (July 2014): S146-S147. Link to Item
  - Amundsen, CL, Richter, HE, Menefee, S, Vasavada, S, Rahn, DD, Kenton, K, Harvie, HS, Wallace, D, and Meikle, S. "The Refractory Overactive Bladder: Sacral NEuromodulation vs. BoTulinum Toxin Assessment: ROSETTA trial." Contemporary clinical trials 37, no. 2 (March 2014): 272-283. Full Text
  - Dieter, AA, Amundsen, CL, Edenfield, AL, Kawasaki, A, Levin, PJ, Visco, AG, and Siddiqui, NY. "Oral antibiotics to prevent postoperative urinary tract infection: a randomized controlled trial." Obstetrics and gynecology 123, no. 1 (January 2014): 96-103. Full Text
  - Kawasaki, A, Judd, JP, Siddiqui, NY, Wu, JM, and Amundsen, CL. "Impact of staged InterStim implantation on the postoperative activities of daily living and pain." Int Urogynecol J 24, no. 7 (July 2013): 1205-1213. Full Text Link to Item
  - Edenfield, AL, Amundsen, CL, Weidner, AC, Wu, JM, George, A, and Siddiqui, NY. "Vaginal Prolapse Recurrence After Uterosacral Ligament Suspension in Normal-Weight Compared With Overweight and Obese Women." OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY 121, no. 3 (March 2013): 554-559. Full Text Link to Item
  - Preud'homme, XA, Amundsen, CL, Webster, GD, and Krystal, AD. "Comparison of diary-derived bladder and sleep measurements across OAB individuals, primary insomniacs, and healthy controls." Int Urogynecol J 24, no. 3 (March 2013): 501-508. Full Text Link to Item
  - Funk, MJ, Siddiqui, NY, Pate, V, Amundsen, CL, and Wu, JM. "Sling revision/removal for mesh erosion and urinary retention: Long-term risk and predictors." American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology 208, no. 1 (2013): 73.e1-73.e7. Full Text
  - Levin, PJ, Wu, JM, Kawasaki, A, Weidner, AC, and Amundsen, CL. "The efficacy of posterior tibial nerve stimulation for the treatment of overactive bladder in women: a systematic review." International Urogynecology Journal 23, no. 11 (November 2012): 1591-1597. Full Text
  - Nager, C, Brubaker, L, Litman, H, and Zyczynski, H. "A Randomized Trial of Urodynamic Testing Before Stress-Incontinence Surgery." Obstetrical & Gynecological Survey 67, no. 10 (October 2012): 628-629. Full Text
  - Kawasaki, A, Wu, JM, Amundsen, CL, Weidner, AC, Judd, JP, Balk, EM, and Siddiqui, NY. "Do urodynamic parameters predict persistent postoperative stress incontinence after midurethral sling? A systematic review." Int Urogynecol J 23, no. 7 (July 2012): 813-822. (Review) Full Text Link to Item
  - Levin, PJ, Wu, JM, Siddiqui, NY, and Amundsen, CL. "Does obesity impact the success of an InterStim test phase for the treatment of refractory urge urinary incontinence in female patients?." Female Pelvic Med Reconstr Surg 18, no. 4 (July 2012): 243-246. Full Text Link to Item
  - Wei, JT, Nygaard, I, Richter, HE, Nager, CW, Barber, MD, Kenton, K, Amundsen, CL, Schaffer, J, Meikle, SF, Spino, C, and Pelvic Floor Disorders Network, . "A midurethral sling to reduce incontinence after vaginal prolapse repair." N Engl J Med 366, no. 25 (June 21, 2012): 2358-2367. Full Text Link to Item
  - Dieter, AA, Amundsen, CL, Visco, AG, and Siddiqui, NY. "Treatment for urinary tract infection after midurethral sling: a retrospective study comparing patients who receive short-term postoperative catheterization and patients who pass a void trial on the day of surgery." Female Pelvic Med Reconstr Surg 18, no. 3 (May 2012): 175-178. Full Text Link to Item
  - Wu, JM, Visco, AG, Grass, EA, Craig, DM, Fulton, RG, Haynes, C, Amundsen, CL, and Shah, SH. "Comprehensive analysis of LAMC1 genetic variants in advanced pelvic organ prolapse." Am J Obstet Gynecol 206, no. 5 (May 2012): 447.e1-447.e6. Full Text Link to Item
  - Barber, MD, Weidner, AC, Sokol, AI, Amundsen, CL, Jelovsek, JE, Karram, MM, Ellerkmann, M, Rardin, CR, Iglesia, CB, Toglia, M, and Foundation for Female Health Awareness Research Network, . "Single-incision mini-sling compared with tension-free vaginal tape for the treatment of stress urinary incontinence: a randomized controlled trial." Obstetrics and gynecology 119, no. 2 Pt 1 (February 2012): 328-337. Full Text
  - Kenton, K, Barber, M, Wang, L, Hsu, Y, Rahn, D, Whitcomb, E, Amundsen, C, Bradley, CS, Zyczynski, H, and Richter, HE. "Pelvic floor symptoms improve similarly after pessary and behavioral treatment for stress incontinence." Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery 18, no. 2 (2012): 118-121. Full Text
  - Nager, CW, Brubaker, L, Litman, HJ, Zyczynski, HM, Varner, RE, Amundsen, C, Sirls, LT, Norton, PA, Arisco, AM, Chai, TC, Zimmern, P, Barber, MD, Dandreo, KJ, Menefee, SA, Kenton, K, Lowder, J, Richter, HE, Khandwala, S, Nygaard, I, Kraus, SR, Johnson, HW, Lemack, GE, Mihova, M, Albo, ME, Mueller, E, Sutkin, G, Wilson, TS, Hsu, Y, Rozanski, TA, Rickey, LM, Rahn, D, Tennstedt, S, Kusek, JW, and Gormley, EA. "A randomized trial of urodynamic testing before stress-incontinence surgery." New England Journal of Medicine 366, no. 21 (2012): 1987-1997. Full Text
  - Wu, JM, Fulton, RG, Amundsen, CL, Knight, SK, and Kuppermann, M. "Patient preferences for different severities of and treatments for overactive bladder." Female Pelvic Med Reconstr Surg 17, no. 4 (July 2011): 184-189. Full Text Link to Item
  - Siddiqui, NY, Amundsen, CL, Corey, EG, and Wu, JM. "Lead migration after sacral neuromodulation: surgical revision in fascial versus tined anchoring systems." Int Urogynecol J 22, no. 4 (April 2011): 419-423. Full Text Link to Item
  - Yoo, PB, Horvath, EE, Amundsen, CL, Webster, GD, and Grill, WM. "Multiple pudendal sensory pathways reflexly modulate bladder and urethral activity in patients with spinal cord injury." J Urol 185, no. 2 (February 2011): 737-743. Full Text Link to Item
  - Krystal, AD, Preud'homme, XA, Amundsen, CL, and Webster, GD. "Detrusor overactivity persisting at night and preceding nocturia in patients with overactive bladder syndrome: a nocturnal cystometrogram and polysomnogram study." J Urol 184, no. 2 (August 2010): 623-628. Full Text Link to Item
  - Horvath, EE, Yoo, PB, Amundsen, CL, Webster, GD, and Grill, WM. "Conditional and continuous electrical stimulation increase cystometric capacity in persons with spinal cord injury." Neurourol Urodyn 29, no. 3 (March 2010): 401-407. Full Text Link to Item
  - Krystal, AD, Preud'homme, XA, Amundsen, CL, and Webster, GD. "NOCTURNAL DETRUSOR OVERACTIVITY IN OVERACTIVE BLADDER SYNDROME: A NOCTURNAL CYSTOMETROGRAPHIC AND POLYSOMNOGRAPHIC STUDY." SLEEP 33 (2010): A293-A293. Link to Item
  - Preud'homme, XA, Amundsen, CL, Webster, GD, and Krystal, AD. "SELF-REPORTED SLEEP: HOW DO PATIENTS WITH OAB COMPARE TO INSOMNIACS AND NORMAL SUBJECTS?." SLEEP 33 (2010): A292-A292. Link to Item
  - Preud'homme, XA, Amundsen, CL, Webster, GD, and Krystal, AD. "MONITORED NIGHTTIME BLADDER FUNCTION: COMPARISONS BETWEEN PATIENTS WITH INSOMNIA AND THOSE WITH OVERACTIVE BLADDER SYNDROME." SLEEP 33 (2010): A293-A293. Link to Item
  - Siddiqui, NY, Wu, JM, and Amundsen, CL. "Efficacy and adverse events of sacral nerve stimulation for overactive bladder: A systematic review." Neurourol Urodyn 29 Suppl 1 (2010): S18-S23. (Review) Full Text Link to Item
  - Siddiqui, NY, Amundsen, CL, Visco, AG, Myers, ER, and Wu, JM. "Cost-effectiveness of sacral neuromodulation versus intravesical botulinum A toxin for treatment of refractory urge incontinence." J Urol 182, no. 6 (December 2009): 2799-2804. Full Text Link to Item
  - Yoo, PB, Horvath, EE, Amundsen, CL, Webster, GD, and Grill, WM. "Intraurethral activation of excitatory bladder reflexes in persons with spinal cord injury." Conference proceedings : .. Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society. IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society. Conference (December 1, 2009): 6781-6784.
  - Nager, CW, Brubaker, L, Daneshgari, F, Litman, HJ, Dandreo, KJ, Sirls, L, Lemack, GE, Richter, HE, Leng, W, Norton, P, Kraus, SR, Chai, TC, Chang, D, Amundsen, CL, Stoddard, AM, Tennstedt, SL, and Urinary Incontinence Treatment Network, . "Design of the Value of Urodynamic Evaluation (ValUE) trial: A non-inferiority randomized trial of preoperative urodynamic investigations." Contemp Clin Trials 30, no. 6 (November 2009): 531-539. Full Text Link to Item
  - Flynn, MK, Amundsen, CL, Perevich, M, Liu, F, and Webster, GD. "Outcome of a randomized, double-blind, placebo controlled trial of botulinum A toxin for refractory overactive bladder." J Urol 181, no. 6 (June 2009): 2608-2615. Full Text Link to Item
  - South, MMT, Wu, JM, Webster, GD, Weidner, AC, Roelands, JJ, and Amundsen, CL. "Early vs late midline sling lysis results in greater improvement in lower urinary tract symptoms." Am J Obstet Gynecol 200, no. 5 (May 2009): 564.e1-564.e5. Full Text Link to Item
  - Wu, JM, Siddiqui, NY, Amundsen, CL, Myers, ER, Havrilesky, LJ, and Visco, AG. "Cost-effectiveness of botulinum toxin a versus anticholinergic medications for idiopathic urge incontinence." J Urol 181, no. 5 (May 2009): 2181-2186. Full Text Link to Item
  - Wei, J, Nygaard, I, Richter, H, Brown, M, Barber, M, Xiao Xu, , Kenton, K, Nager, C, Schaffer, J, Visco, A, Weber, A, and Pelvic Floor Disorders Network, . "Outcomes following vaginal prolapse repair and mid urethral sling (OPUS) trial--design and methods." Clinical trials (London, England) 6, no. 2 (April 2009): 162-171. Full Text
  - Yoo, PB, Horvath, EE, Amundsen, CL, Webster, GD, and Grill, WM. "Intraurethral activation of excitatory bladder reflexes in persons with spinal cord injury." Conf Proc IEEE Eng Med Biol Soc 2009 (2009): 6781-6784. Full Text Link to Item
  - Yoo, PB, Horvath, EE, Amundsen, CL, Webster, GD, and Grill, WM. "Intraurethral activation of excitatory bladder reflexes in persons with spinal cord injury." Conference proceedings : .. Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society. IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society. Conference 2009 (2009): 6781-6784. Full Text
  - Foster, RT, Amundsen, C, and Webster, GD. "Complications of Vaginal Surgery." Female Urology (2008): 751-758. Full Text
  - Goldman, HB, Amundsen, CL, Mangel, J, Grill, J, Bennett, M, Gustafson, KJ, and Grill, WM. "Dorsal genital nerve stimulation for the treatment of overactive bladder symptoms." Neurourol Urodyn 27, no. 6 (2008): 499-503. Full Text Link to Item
  - Tissot, W, Amundsen, CL, Diokno, AC, Webster, GD, Coats, AC, and Bladder Diary Research Team, . "Bladder diary measurements in asymptomatic males: frequency, volume per void, and 24-hr volume." Neurourol Urodyn 27, no. 3 (2008): 198-204. Full Text Link to Item
  - Foster, RT, Borawski, KM, South, MM, Weidner, AC, Webster, GD, and Amundsen, CL. "A randomized, controlled trial evaluating 2 techniques of postoperative bladder testing after transvaginal surgery." Am J Obstet Gynecol 197, no. 6 (December 2007): 627.e1-627.e4. Full Text Link to Item
  - South, M, and Amundsen, CL. "Pelvic organ prolapse: a review of the current literature." Minerva Ginecol 59, no. 6 (December 2007): 601-612. (Review) Link to Item
  - South, MMT, Foster, RT, Webster, GD, Weidner, AC, and Amundsen, CL. "Surgical excision of eroded mesh after prior abdominal sacrocolpopexy." Am J Obstet Gynecol 197, no. 6 (December 2007): 615.e1-615.e5. Full Text Link to Item
  - South, MMT, Romero, AA, Jamison, MG, Webster, GD, and Amundsen, CL. "Detrusor overactivity does not predict outcome of sacral neuromodulation test stimulation." Int Urogynecol J Pelvic Floor Dysfunct 18, no. 12 (December 2007): 1395-1398. Full Text Link to Item
  - Sherman, ND, and Amundsen, CL. "Current and future techniques of neuromodulation for bladder dysfunction." Curr Urol Rep 8, no. 6 (November 2007): 448-454. (Review) Link to Item
  - Jamison, MG, Weidner, AC, Romero, AA, and Amundsen, CL. "Lack of psychological resilience: an important correlate for urinary incontinence." Int Urogynecol J Pelvic Floor Dysfunct 18, no. 10 (October 2007): 1127-1132. Full Text Link to Item
  - Barber, MD, Amundsen, CL, Paraiso, MFR, Weidner, AC, Romero, A, and Walters, MD. "Quality of life after surgery for genital prolapse in elderly women: obliterative and reconstructive surgery." Int Urogynecol J Pelvic Floor Dysfunct 18, no. 7 (July 2007): 799-806. Full Text Link to Item
  - Foster, RT, Barber, MD, Parasio, MFR, Walters, MD, Weidner, AC, and Amundsen, CL. "A prospective assessment of overactive bladder symptoms in a cohort of elderly women who underwent transvaginal surgery for advanced pelvic organ prolapse." Am J Obstet Gynecol 197, no. 1 (July 2007): 82.e1-82.e4. Full Text Link to Item
  - Cundiff, GW, Amundsen, CL, Bent, AE, Coates, KW, Schaffer, JI, Strohbehn, K, and Handa, VL. "The PESSRI study: symptom relief outcomes of a randomized crossover trial of the ring and Gellhorn pessaries." Am J Obstet Gynecol 196, no. 4 (April 2007): 405.e1-405.e8. Full Text Link to Item
  - Foster, RT, Amundsen, CL, and Webster, GD. "The utility of magnetic resonance imaging for diagnosis and surgical planning before transvaginal periurethral diverticulectomy in women." Int Urogynecol J Pelvic Floor Dysfunct 18, no. 3 (March 2007): 315-319. Full Text Link to Item
  - Amundsen, CL, Parsons, M, Tissot, B, Cardozo, L, Diokno, A, and Coats, AC. "Bladder diary measurements in asymptomatic females: functional bladder capacity, frequency, and 24-hr volume." Neurourol Urodyn 26, no. 3 (2007): 341-349. Full Text Link to Item
  - Anger, JT, Brown, AJ, and Amundsen, CL. "Sexual dysfunction in women with polycystic ovary syndrome: The effects of testosterone, obesity, and depression." Journal of Pelvic Medicine and Surgery 13, no. 3 (2007): 119-124. Full Text
  - Borawski, KM, Foster, RT, Webster, GD, and Amundsen, CL. "Predicting implantation with a neuromodulator using two different test stimulation techniques: A prospective randomized study in urge incontinent women." Neurourol Urodyn 26, no. 1 (2007): 14-18. Full Text Link to Item
  - Dylewski, DA, Jamison, MG, Borawski, KM, Sherman, ND, Amundsen, CL, and Webster, GD. "A statistical comparison of pad numbers versus pad weights in the quantification of urinary incontinence." Neurourol Urodyn 26, no. 1 (2007): 3-7. Full Text Link to Item
  - Foster, RT, Anoia, EJ, Webster, GD, and Amundsen, CL. "In patients undergoing neuromodulation for intractable urge incontinence a reduction in 24-hr pad weight after the initial test stimulation best predicts long-term patient satisfaction." Neurourol Urodyn 26, no. 2 (2007): 213-217. Full Text Link to Item
  - Lemack, GE, Amundsen, C, Badlani, G, Griebling, T, Peters, K, Rodriguez, L, Singla, A, Smith, C, Sullivan, M, and Te, A. "Highlights From the Combined Society of Urodynamics and Female Urology, and International Society of Pelvic Neuromodulation Annual Meeting." Journal of Urology 177, no. 2 (2007): 691-695. Full Text
  - Parsons, M, Amundsen, CL, Cardozo, L, Vella, M, Webster, GD, Coats, AC, and Bladder Diary Research Team, . "Bladder diary patterns in detrusor overactivity and urodynamic stress incontinence." Neurourol Urodyn 26, no. 6 (2007): 800-806. Full Text Link to Item
  - Parsons, M, Tissot, W, Cardozo, L, Diokno, A, Amundsen, CL, Coats, AC, and Bladder Diary Research Team, . "Normative bladder diary measurements: night versus day." Neurourol Urodyn 26, no. 4 (2007): 465-473. Full Text Link to Item
  - Sherman, ND, and Amundsen, CL. "Current and future techniques of neuromodulation for bladder dysfunction." Current Bladder Dysfunction Reports 2, no. 3 (2007): 163-169. Full Text
  - South, M, and Amundsen, C. "Overt rectal prolapse following repair of stage IV vaginal vault prolapse." International Urogynecology Journal and Pelvic Floor Dysfunction 18, no. 4 (2007): 471-473. Full Text
  - Yoo, PB, Klein, SM, Grafstein, NH, Horvath, EE, Amundsen, CL, Webster, GD, and Grill, WM. "Pudendal nerve stimulation evokes reflex bladder contractions in persons with chronic spinal cord injury." Neurourol Urodyn 26, no. 7 (2007): 1020-1023. Full Text Link to Item
  - Amundsen, CL, Parsons, M, Cardozo, L, Vella, M, Webster, GD, and Coats, AC. "Bladder diary volume per void measurements in detrusor overactivity." J Urol 176, no. 6 Pt 1 (December 2006): 2530-2534. Full Text Link to Item
  - Flynn, MK, Weidner, AC, and Amundsen, CL. "Sensory nerve injury after uterosacral ligament suspension." Am J Obstet Gynecol 195, no. 6 (December 2006): 1869-1872. Full Text Link to Item
  - Anger, JT, Amundsen, CL, and Webster, GD. "Obstruction after Burch colposuspension: a return to retropubic urethrolysis." Int Urogynecol J Pelvic Floor Dysfunct 17, no. 5 (September 2006): 455-459. Full Text Link to Item
  - Sherman, ND, and Amundsen, CL. "The current use of neuromodulation for bladder dysfunction." Minerva Ginecol 58, no. 4 (August 2006): 283-293. (Review) Link to Item
  - Flynn, MK, and Amundsen, CL. "Diagnosis of Pelvic Organ Prolapse." Multidisciplinary Management of Female Pelvic Floor Disorders (2006): 115-121. Full Text
  - Sherman, ND, Jamison, MG, Webster, GD, and Amundsen, CL. "Sacral neuromodulation for the treatment of refractory urinary urge incontinence after stress incontinence surgery." Am J Obstet Gynecol 193, no. 6 (December 2005): 2083-2087. Full Text Link to Item
  - Amundsen, CL, Romero, AA, Jamison, MG, and Webster, GD. "Sacral neuromodulation for intractable urge incontinence: are there factors associated with cure?." Urology 66, no. 4 (October 2005): 746-750. Full Text Link to Item
  - Drake, NL, Weidner, AC, Webster, GD, and Amundsen, CL. "Patient characteristics and management of dermal allograft extrusions." Int Urogynecol J Pelvic Floor Dysfunct 16, no. 5 (September 2005): 375-377. Full Text Link to Item
  - Drake, NL, Flynn, MK, Romero, AA, Weidner, AC, and Amundsen, CL. "Nocturnal polyuria in women with overactive bladder symptoms and nocturia." Am J Obstet Gynecol 192, no. 5 (May 2005): 1682-1686. Full Text Link to Item
  - Flynn, MK, Romero, AA, Amundsen, CL, and Weidner, AC. "Vascular anatomy of the presacral space: a fresh tissue cadaver dissection." Am J Obstet Gynecol 192, no. 5 (May 2005): 1501-1505. Full Text Link to Item
  - Flynn, MK, Webster, GD, and Amundsen, CL. "Abdominal sacral colpopexy with allograft fascia lata: one-year outcomes." Am J Obstet Gynecol 192, no. 5 (May 2005): 1496-1500. Full Text Link to Item
  - Peterson, AC, Amundsen, CL, and Webster, GD. "The 1-hour pad test is a valuable tool in the initial evaluation of women with urinary incontinence." Journal of Pelvic Medicine and Surgery 11, no. 5 (2005): 251-256. Full Text
  - Flynn, MK, Webster, GD, and Amundsen, CL. "The effect of botulinum-A toxin on patients with severe urge urinary incontinence." J Urol 172, no. 6 Pt 1 (December 2004): 2316-2320. Link to Item
  - Flynn, MK, Peterson, AC, Amundsen, CL, and Webster, GD. "Functional outcomes of primary and secondary repairs of vesicovaginal fistulae via vaginal cuff scar excision." Int Urogynecol J Pelvic Floor Dysfunct 15, no. 6 (November 2004): 394-398. Full Text Link to Item
  - Romero, AA, Amundsen, CL, Weidner, AC, and Webster, GD. "Transvaginal endoscopic removal of eroded mesh after abdominal sacral colpopexy." Obstet Gynecol 103, no. 5 Pt 2 (May 2004): 1040-1042. Full Text Link to Item
  - Flynn, MK, Webster, GD, and Amundsen, CL. "The effect of botulinum-A toxin on patients with severe urge urinary incontinence." Journal of Urology 172, no. 6 I (2004): 2316-2320. Full Text
  - Flynn, MK, and Amundsen, CL. "Delayed presentation and successful repair of a recurrent vesicovaginal fistula after hysterectomy and primary abdominal repair." Int Urogynecol J Pelvic Floor Dysfunct 15, no. 1 (January 2004): 53-55. Full Text Link to Item
  - Amundsen, CL, Flynn, BJ, and Webster, GD. "Urethral erosion after synthetic and nonsynthetic pubovaginal slings: differences in management and continence outcome." J Urol 170, no. 1 (July 2003): 134-137. Full Text Link to Item
  - Miller, EA, Amundsen, CL, Toh, KL, Flynn, BJ, and Webster, GD. "Preoperative urodynamic evaluation may predict voiding dysfunction in women undergoing pubovaginal sling." J Urol 169, no. 6 (June 2003): 2234-2237. Full Text Link to Item
  - Amundsen, CL, Flynn, BJ, and Webster, GD. "Anatomical correction of vaginal vault prolapse by uterosacral ligament fixation in women who also require a pubovaginal sling." J Urol 169, no. 5 (May 2003): 1770-1774. Full Text Link to Item
  - Sayer, RA, and Amundsen, CL. "Giant pelvic retroperitoneal leiomyoma arising from the rectal wall." Obstet Gynecol 101, no. 5 Pt 2 (May 2003): 1132-1134. Link to Item
  - Sayer, RA, and Amundsen, CL. "Giant pelvic retroperitoneal leiomyoma arising from the rectal wall." Obstetrics and Gynecology 101, no. 5 SUPPL. (2003): 1132-1134. Full Text
  - Amundsen, CL, and Webster, GD. "Sacral neuromodulation in an older, urge-incontinent population." Am J Obstet Gynecol 187, no. 6 (December 2002): 1462-1465. Link to Item
  - Westney, OL, Lee, JT, McGuire, EJ, Palmer, JL, Cespedes, RD, and Amundsen, CL. "Long-term results of Ingelman-Sundberg denervation procedure for urge incontinence refractory to medical therapy." J Urol 168, no. 3 (September 2002): 1044-1047. Full Text Link to Item
  - Amundsen, CL, Guralnick, ML, and Webster, GD. "Functional success of vaginal-cuff excision as a technique for transvaginal repair of vesicovaginal fistulae after hysterectomy." Journal of Pelvic Surgery 7, no. 1 (January 1, 2001): 15-18.
  - Amundsen, CL, Visco, AG, Ruiz, H, and Webster, GD. "Outcome in 104 pubovaginal slings using freeze-dried allograft fascia lata from a single tissue bank." Urology 56, no. 6 Suppl 1 (December 4, 2000): 2-8. Link to Item
  - Amundsen, CL, Visco, AG, Ruiz, H, and Webster, GD. "Outcome in 104 pubovaginal slings using freeze-dried allograft fascia lata from a single tissue bank." UROLOGY 56, no. 6A (December 2000): 2-8. Full Text Link to Item
  - Barber, MD, Visco, AG, Weidner, AC, Amundsen, CL, and Bump, RC. "Bilateral uterosacral ligament vaginal vault suspension with site-specific endopelvic fascia defect repair for treatment of pelvic organ prolapse." Am J Obstet Gynecol 183, no. 6 (December 2000): 1402-1410. Full Text Link to Item
  - Amundsen, CL, Guralnick, ML, and Webster, GD. "Variations in strategy for the treatment of urethral obstruction after a pubovaginal sling procedure." J Urol 164, no. 2 (August 2000): 434-437. Link to Item
  - Westney, OL, Amundsen, CL, and McGuire, EJ. "Bladder endometriosis: conservative management." J Urol 163, no. 6 (June 2000): 1814-1817. Link to Item
  - Amundsen, CL, Adie, EM, and McGuire, EJ. "The incidence of uterovaginal prolapse after pubovaginal sling." Journal of Pelvic Surgery 6, no. 1 (January 1, 2000): 20-22.
  - Amundsen, CL, Guralnick, ML, and Webster, GD. "Use of the martius labial fat pad as an adjunct in the management of urinary fistulae and urethral obstruction following antiincontinence procedures." Journal of Pelvic Surgery 6, no. 6 (January 1, 2000): 310-313.
  - Amundsen, CL, Visco, AG, Ruiz, H, and Webster, GD. "Outcome in 104 pubovaginal slings using freeze-dried allograft fascia lata from a single tissue bank." Urology 56, no. 6 SUPPL. 1 (2000): 2-8.
  - English, SF, Amundsen, CL, and McGuire, EJ. "Bladder neck competency at rest in women with incontinence." J Urol 161, no. 2 (February 1999): 578-580. Link to Item
  - Amundsen, C, Lau, M, English, SF, and McGuire, EJ. "Do urinary symptoms correlate with urodynamic findings?." Journal of Urology 161, no. 6 (1999): 1871-1874. Full Text
  - Leng, WW, Amundsen, CL, and McGuire, EJ. "Management of female genitourinary fistulas: transvesical or transvaginal approach?." J Urol 160, no. 6 Pt 1 (December 1998): 1995-1999. Link to Item
  - Cespedes, RD, Cross, CA, and McGuire, EJ. "Pelvic prolapse: diagnosing and treating cystoceles, rectoceles, and enteroceles." Medscape women's health 3, no. 4 (1998): 4--.
  - Cespedes, RD, Cross, CA, and McGuire, EJ. "Pelvic prolapse: diagnosing and treating uterine and vaginal vault prolapse." Medscape women's health 3, no. 4 (1998): 3--.
  - Cross, CA, Cespedes, RD, English, SF, and McGuire, EJ. "Transvaginal urethrolysis for urethral obstruction after anti- incontinence surgery." Journal of Urology 159, no. 4 (1998): 1199-1201. Full Text
  - Cross, CA, Cespedes, RD, McGuire, EJ, and Zimmern, PE. "Re: Treatment results using pubovaginal slings in patients with large cystoceles and stress incontinence [2] (multiple letters)." Journal of Urology 160, no. 1 (1998): 132-134.
  - Cross, CA, Cespedes, RD, and McGuire, EJ. "Our experience with pubovaginal slings in patients with stress urinary incontinence." Journal of Urology 159, no. 4 (1998): 1195-1198. Full Text
  - Cross, CA, English, SF, Cespedes, RD, and McGuire, EJ. "A followup on transurethral collagen injection therapy for urinary incontinence." Journal of Urology 159, no. 1 (1998): 106-108.
  - English, SF, Liebert, M, Cross, CA, and McGuire, EJ. "The incidence of helicobacter pylori in patients with interstitial cystitis." Journal of Urology 159, no. 3 (1998): 772-773. Full Text
  - Cespedes, RD, Cross, CA, and McGuire, EJ. "Reply: Re modified ingelman-sundberg bladder denervation procedure for intractable urge incontinence." Journal of Urology 158, no. 3 SUPPL. (1997): 888--. Full Text
  - Cespedes, RD, Cross, CA, and McGuire, EJ. "Pubovaginal fascial slings." Techniques in Urology 3, no. 4 (1997): 195-201.
  - Cross, CA, Cespedes, RD, and Mcguire, EJ. "Treatment results using pubovaginal slings in patients with large cystoceles and stress incontinence." Journal of Urology 158, no. 2 (1997): 431-434. Full Text
  - English, SF, Amundsen, CL, and McGuire, EJ. "Pelvic floor support in women with a gystocele." Journal of Pelvic Surgery 4, no. 4 (January 1, 1997): 163-166.
  - Lau, M, Cross, CA, Berens, P, Cunningham, K, Mahnke, J, Ali, V, and Katz, A. "Ovarian abscess 15 months after vaginal hysterectomy: A case report." Journal of Reproductive Medicine for the Obstetrician and Gynecologist 42, no. 10 (1997): 669-671.
  - Cespedes, RD, Cross, CA, and Mcguire, EJ. "Modified Ingelman-Sundberg bladder denervation procedure for intractable urge incontinence." Journal of Urology 156, no. 5 (1996): 1744-1747. Full Text
  - McGuire, EJ, Cespedes, RD, Cross, CA, and O'Connell, HE. "Videourodynamic studies." Urologic Clinics of North America 23, no. 2 (1996): 309-321. Full Text
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