Anthony Gabriele Visco | Scholars@Duke

Anthony Gabriele Visco
Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Robotic sacrocolpopexy, robotic hysterectomy, outcomes for surgical and non-surgical treatments of urinary incontinence and pelvic organ prolapse, robotic surgery, mesh erosion, Botox therapy for urge incontinence, innovation and entrepreneursihp.

Current Appointments & Affiliations

Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Obstetrics and Gynecology, Urogynecology, Obstetrics and Gynecology 2014
Chief, Division of Urogynecology, Obstetrics and Gynecology, Clinical Science Departments 2007

Contact Information

5324 McFarland Drive Suite 310, Box 3192, Durham, NC 27617
5324 McFarland Drive Suite 310, Box 3192, Durham, NC 27617
anthony.visco@duke.edu (919) 401-1006

Background
Education, Training, & Certifications
- Resident, Obstetrics & Gynecology, University of Rochester 1993 - 1997
- M.D., SUNY Upstate Medical University 1993
Medical Licensure
- 2133838. North Carolina. 2018
Duke Appointment History
- Associate Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Obstetrics and Gynecology, Urogynecology, Obstetrics and Gynecology 2007 - 2014
- Instructor, Temporary of Urogynecology in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Obstetrics and Gynecology, Urogynecology, Obstetrics and Gynecology 2007
- Associate in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Obstetrics and Gynecology, Benign Gynecology, Obstetrics and Gynecology 1997 - 2000
Leadership & Clinical Positions at Duke
- Perioperative Executive Committee Member
  Vice Chair for Gynecology
  Chair of Duke Hospital Robotic Committee
Expertise
Subject Headings
Research
Selected Grants
- Building Interdisciplinary Research Careers in Women's Health awarded by National Institutes of Health 2002 - 2022
- NICHD Pelvic Floor Disorders Network (PFDN) awarded by Research Triangle Institute 2011 - 2021
- Duke University Medical Center (DUMC) Pelvic Floor Disorders Network (PFDN) Clinical Site awarded by National Institutes of Health 2007 - 2021
- 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
- Translational Research in Pelvic Floor Disorders awarded by National Institutes of Health 2011 - 2013
- Genetic Epidemiology of Pelvic Organ Prolapse awarded by National Institutes of Health 2009 - 2011
- Molecular and biochemical Study of Collagen in Prolapse awarded by National Institutes of Health 2000
Publications & Artistic Works
Selected Publications
- Journal Articles
  - Bradley, MS, Askew, AL, Vaughan, MH, Kawasaki, A, and Visco, AG. "Robotic-assisted sacrocolpopexy: Early postoperative outcomes after surgical reduction of enlarged genital hiatus." Obstetrical and Gynecological Survey 73, no. 8 (August 1, 2018): 458-459. Full Text
  - Siddiqui, NY, Gregory, WT, Handa, VL, DeLancey, JOL, Richter, HE, Moalli, P, Barber, MD, Pulliam, S, Visco, AG, Alperin, M, Medina, C, Fraser, MO, and Bradley, CS. "American Urogynecologic Society Prolapse Consensus Conference Summary Report." Female Pelvic Medicine & Reconstructive Surgery 24, no. 4 (July 2018): 260-263. Full Text
  - Vaughan, MH, Siddiqui, NY, Newcomb, LK, Weidner, AC, Kawasaki, A, Visco, AG, and Bradley, MS. "Surgical Alteration of Genital Hiatus Size and Anatomic Failure After Vaginal Vault Suspension." Obstetrics and Gynecology 131, no. 6 (June 2018): 1137-1144. Full Text
  - Bradley, MS, Askew, AL, Vaughan, MH, Kawasaki, A, and Visco, AG. "Robotic-assisted sacrocolpopexy: early postoperative outcomes after surgical reduction of enlarged genital hiatus." American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology 218, no. 5 (May 2018): 514.e1-514.e8. Full Text
  - Newcomb, LK, Bradley, MS, Truong, T, Tang, M, Comstock, B, Li, Y-J, Visco, AG, and Siddiqui, NY. "Correlation of Virtual Reality Simulation and Dry Lab Robotic Technical Skills." Journal of Minimally Invasive Gynecology 25, no. 4 (May 2018): 689-696. Full Text
  - Kisby, CK, Polin, MR, Visco, AG, and Siddiqui, NY. "Same-Day Discharge After Robotic-Assisted Sacrocolpopexy." Female Pelvic Medicine & Reconstructive Surgery (February 27, 2018). Full Text
  - Kisby, CK, Gonzalez, EJ, Visco, AG, Amundsen, CL, and Grill, WM. "Randomized Controlled Trial to Assess the Impact of Intraurethral Lidocaine on Urodynamic Voiding Parameters." Female Pelvic Medicine & Reconstructive Surgery (January 3, 2018). 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
  - Nager, CW, Grimes, CL, Nolen, TL, Wai, CY, Brubaker, L, Jeppson, PC, Wilson, TS, Visco, AG, Barber, MD, Sutkin, G, Norton, P, Rardin, CR, Arya, L, Wallace, D, Meikle, SF, and Pelvic Floor Disorders Network, . "Concomitant Anterior Repair, Preoperative Prolapse Severity, and Anatomic Prolapse Outcomes After Vaginal Apical Procedures." Female pelvic medicine & reconstructive surgery (December 11, 2017). 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
  - Chai, TC, Asfaw, TS, Baker, JE, Clarkson, B, Coleman, P, Hoffstetter, S, Konkel, K, Lavender, M, Nair, S, Norton, J, Subak, L, Visco, A, Star, RA, and Bavendam, T. "Future Directions of Research and Care for Urinary Incontinence: Findings from the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases Summit on Urinary Incontinence Clinical Research in Women." The Journal of Urology 198, no. 1 (July 2017): 22-29. Full Text
  - Edenfield, AL, Siddiqui, NY, Wu, JM, Dieter, AA, Garrett, MA, and Visco, AG. "Polyethylene glycol 3350 and docusate sodium compared with docusate sodium alone after urogynecologic surgery: A randomized controlled trial." Obstetrical and Gynecological Survey 71, no. 12 (December 1, 2016): 710-711. Full Text
  - Bradley, CS, Visco, AG, Weber, LEE, and Barber, MD. "Pelvic Floor Disorders Registry: Purpose and Development (vol 22, pg 77, 2016)." FEMALE PELVIC MEDICINE AND RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGERY 22, no. 6 (November 1, 2016): 403-403. Link to Item
  - Weber, LEE, Adam, RA, Barber, MD, Boyles, SH, Iglesia, CB, Lukacz, ES, Moalli, P, Moen, M, Richter, HE, Subak, LL, Sung, VW, Visco, AG, and Bradley, CS. "Pelvic Floor Disorders Registry: Study Design and Outcome Measures (vol 22, pg 70, 2016)." FEMALE PELVIC MEDICINE AND RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGERY 22, no. 6 (November 1, 2016): 409-409. Link to Item
  - Edenfield, AL, Siddiqui, NY, Wu, JM, Dieter, AA, Garrett, MA, and Visco, AG. "Polyethylene Glycol 3350 and Docusate Sodium Compared With Docusate Sodium Alone After Urogynecologic Surgery: A Randomized Controlled Trial." Obstetrics and Gynecology 128, no. 3 (September 2016): 543-549. Full Text
  - Visco, AG, Zyczynski, H, Brubaker, L, Nygaard, I, Xu, X, Lukacz, ES, Paraiso, MF, Greer, J, Rahn, DD, Meikle, SF, and Honeycutt, AA. "Cost-Effectiveness Analysis of Anticholinergics Versus Botox for Urgency Urinary Incontinence: Results From the Anticholinergic Versus Botox Comparison Randomized Trial." Female Pelvic Medicine & Reconstructive Surgery 22, no. 5 (September 2016): 311-316. Full Text
  - Nager, CW, Zyczynski, H, Rogers, RG, Barber, MD, Richter, HE, Visco, AG, Rardin, CR, Harvie, H, Wallace, D, Meikle, SF, and Pelvic Floor Disorders Network, . "The Design of a Randomized Trial of Vaginal Surgery for Uterovaginal Prolapse: Vaginal Hysterectomy With Native Tissue Vault Suspension Versus Mesh Hysteropexy Suspension (The Study of Uterine Prolapse Procedures Randomized Trial)." Female Pelvic Medicine & Reconstructive Surgery 22, no. 4 (July 2016): 182-189. Full Text
  - Bradley, CS, Visco, AG, Weber LeBrun, EE, and Barber, MD. "The Pelvic Floor Disorders Registry: Purpose and Development." Female pelvic medicine & reconstructive surgery 22, no. 2 (March 2016): 77-82. Full Text
  - Weber LeBrun, E, Adam, RA, Barber, MD, Boyles, SH, Iglesia, CB, Lukacz, ES, Moalli, P, Moen, MD, Richter, HE, Subak, LL, Sung, VW, Visco, AG, Bradley, CS, and American Urogynecologic Society Registry Scientific Committee, . "Pelvic Floor Disorders Registry: Study Design and Outcome Measures." Female pelvic medicine & reconstructive surgery 22, no. 2 (March 2016): 70-76. Full Text
  - Visco, AG, Fraser, MO, Newgreen, D, Oelke, M, and Cardozo, L. "What is the role of combination drug therapy in the treatment of overactive bladder? ICI-RS 2014." Neurourology and Urodynamics 35, no. 2 (February 2016): 288-292. (Review) Full Text
  - Visco, AG, Brubaker, L, Jelovsek, JE, Wilson, TS, Norton, P, Zyczynski, HM, Spino, C, Sirls, L, Nguyen, JN, Rahn, DD, Meikle, SF, Nolen, TL, and Pelvic Floor Disorders Network, . "Adherence to Oral Therapy for Urgency Urinary Incontinence: Results from the Anticholinergic Versus Botox Comparison (ABC) Trial." Female Pelvic Medicine & Reconstructive Surgery 22, no. 1 (January 2016): 24-28. Full Text
  - Bradley, MS, and Visco, AG. "Role of salpingectomy at the time of urogynecologic surgery." Current opinion in obstetrics & gynecology 27, no. 5 (October 2015): 385-389. (Review) Full Text
  - Barber, MD, Dyer, K, Gantz, MG, Jelovsek, JE, Markland, AD, Meikle, S, Network, P, Newman, D, Rogers, R, Sung, V, Sutkin, G, Visco, AG, and Whitehead, W. "Controlling anal incontinence in women by performing anal exercises with biofeedback or loperamide (CAPABLe) trial: Design and methods." (September 2015). Full Text Open Access Copy
  - 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
  - Pearce, MM, Zilliox, MJ, Rosenfeld, AB, Thomas-White, KJ, Richter, HE, Nager, CW, Visco, AG, Nygaard, IE, Barber, MD, Schaffer, J, Moalli, P, Sung, VW, Smith, AL, Rogers, R, Nolen, TL, Wallace, D, Meikle, SF, Gai, X, Wolfe, AJ, Brubaker, L, and Pelvic Floor Disorders Network, . "The female urinary microbiome in urgency urinary incontinence." American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology 213, no. 3 (September 2015): 347.e1-347.11. Full Text
  - Dieter, AA, Willis-Gray, MG, Weidner, AC, Visco, AG, and Myers, ER. "Vaginal native tissue repair versus transvaginal mesh repair for apical prolapse: how utilizing different methods of analysis affects the estimated trade-off between reoperation for mesh exposure/erosion and reoperation for recurrent prolapse." International urogynecology journal 26, no. 5 (May 2015): 721-727. Full Text
  - Brubaker, L, Nager, CW, Richter, HE, Visco, A, Nygaard, I, Barber, MD, Schaffer, J, Meikle, S, Wallace, D, Shibata, N, and Wolfe, AJ. "Urinary bacteria in adult women with urgency urinary incontinence." International Urogynecology Journal 25, no. 9 (September 2014): 1179-1184. Full Text
  - Grimes, CL, Lukacz, ES, Gantz, MG, Warren, LK, Brubaker, L, Zyczynski, HM, Richter, HE, Jelovsek, JE, Cundiff, G, Fine, P, Visco, AG, Zhang, M, Meikle, S, and NICHD Pelvic Floor Disorders Network, . "What happens to the posterior compartment and bowel symptoms after sacrocolpopexy? evaluation of 5-year outcomes from E-CARE." Female Pelvic Medicine & Reconstructive Surgery 20, no. 5 (September 2014): 261-266. Full Text
  - Dieter, AA, Weidner, AC, Willis-Gray, M, Visco, AG, and Myers, ER. "TRADITIONAL REPAIR VERSUS MESH AUGMENTATION: ESTIMATING THE TRADE-OFF BETWEEN REOPERATION FOR MESH EXPOSURE VS REOPERATION FOR RECURRENT PROLAPSE." INTERNATIONAL UROGYNECOLOGY JOURNAL 25 (July 1, 2014): S29-S30. Link to Item
  - 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 1, 2014): S146-S147. Link to Item
  - Brubaker, L, Nager, CW, Richter, HE, Visco, A, Nygaard, I, Barber, MD, Schaffer, J, Meikle, S, Wallace, D, Shibata, N, and Wolfe, AJ. "Urinary Bacteria in Adult Women With Urgency Urinary Incontinence." Obstetrical & Gynecological Survey 69, no. 6 (June 2014): 327-328. 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
  - Grimes, CL, Lukacz, ES, Gantz, MG, Warren, LK, Brubaker, L, Zyczynski, HM, Richter, HE, Jelovsek, JE, Cundiff, G, Fine, P, Visco, AG, Zhang, M, and Meikle, S. "What happens to the posterior compartment and bowel symptoms after sacrocolpopexy?: Evaluation of 5-year outcomes from E-CARE." Obstetrical and Gynecological Survey 69, no. 12 (January 1, 2014): 734-735. Full Text
  - Visco, AG. "The impossible voyage." Female Pelvic Med Reconstr Surg 20, no. 1 (January 2014): 1-6. Full Text Link to Item
  - Funk, MJ, Visco, AG, Weidner, AC, Pate, V, and Wu, JM. "Long-Term Outcomes of Vaginal Mesh vs. Native Tissue Repair for Anterior Vaginal Wall Prolapse." PHARMACOEPIDEMIOLOGY AND DRUG SAFETY 22 (October 1, 2013): 12-13. Link to Item
  - Jonsson Funk, M, Visco, AG, Weidner, AC, Pate, V, and Wu, JM. "Long-term outcomes of vaginal mesh versus native tissue repair for anterior vaginal wall prolapse." International Urogynecology Journal 24, no. 8 (August 2013): 1279-1285. Full Text
  - Nygaard, I, Brubaker, L, Zyczynski, HM, Cundiff, G, Richter, H, Gantz, M, Fine, P, Menefee, S, Ridgeway, B, Visco, A, Warren, LK, Zhang, M, and Meikle, S. "Long-term outcomes following abdominal sacrocolpopexy for pelvic organ prolapse." Jama 309, no. 19 (May 2013): 2016-2024. Full Text
  - Kawasaki, A, Edenfield, AL, Visco, AG, Wu, JM, Westreich, D, and Siddiqui, NY. "Comparing the risk of urethrolysis for the treatment of voiding dysfunction between two retropubic mesh slings: a case-control study." International Urogynecology Journal 24, no. 4 (April 2013): 589-594. Full Text
  - Brubaker, L, Richter, HE, Barber, MD, Hsu, Y, Rahn, DD, Menefee, S, Visco, A, Spino, C, Martin, S, and Meikle, SF. "Pelvic floor disorders clinical trials: Participant recruitment and retention." International Urogynecology Journal and Pelvic Floor Dysfunction 24, no. 1 (2013): 73-79. Full Text
  - Jonsson Funk, M, Edenfield, AL, Pate, V, Visco, AG, Weidner, AC, and Wu, JM. "Trends in use of surgical mesh for pelvic organ prolapse." Am J Obstet Gynecol 208, no. 1 (January 2013): 79.e1-79.e7. Full Text Link to Item
  - Visco, AG, Brubaker, L, Richter, HE, Nygaard, I, Paraiso, MFR, Menefee, SA, Schaffer, J, Lowder, J, Khandwala, S, Sirls, L, Spino, C, Nolen, TL, Wallace, D, and Meikle, SF. "Anticholinergic therapy vs. OnabotulinumtoxinA for urgency urinary incontinence." Obstetrical and Gynecological Survey 68, no. 2 (2013): 102-104. Full Text
  - Visco, AG, Brubaker, L, Richter, HE, Nygaard, I, Paraiso, MFR, Menefee, SA, Schaffer, J, Lowder, J, Khandwala, S, Sirls, L, Spino, C, Nolen, TL, Wallace, D, Meikle, SF, and Pelvic Floor Disorders Network, . "Anticholinergic therapy vs. onabotulinumtoxina for urgency urinary incontinence." The New England Journal of Medicine 367, no. 19 (November 2012): 1803-1813. Full Text
  - Levin, PJ, Visco, AG, Shah, SH, Fulton, RG, and Wu, JM. "Characterizing the phenotype of advanced pelvic organ prolapse." Female Pelvic Medicine & Reconstructive Surgery 18, no. 5 (September 2012): 299-302. Full Text
  - Wu, JM, Visco, AG, Grass, EA, Craig, DM, Fulton, RG, Haynes, C, Weidner, AC, and Shah, SH. "Matrix metalloproteinase-9 genetic polymorphisms and the risk for advanced pelvic organ prolapse." Obstetrics and Gynecology 120, no. 3 (September 2012): 587-593. Full Text
  - 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 Medicine & Reconstructive Surgery 18, no. 3 (May 2012): 175-178. Full Text
  - Siddiqui, NY, Geller, EJ, and Visco, AG. "Symptomatic and anatomic 1-year outcomes after robotic and abdominal sacrocolpopexy." American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology 206, no. 5 (May 2012): 435.e1-435.e5. Full Text
  - 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
  - Visco, AG, Brubaker, L, Richter, HE, Nygaard, I, Paraiso, MF, Menefee, SA, Schaffer, J, Wei, J, Chai, T, Janz, N, Spino, C, Meikle, S, and Pelvic Floor Disorders Network, . "Anticholinergic versus botulinum toxin A comparison trial for the treatment of bothersome urge urinary incontinence: ABC trial." Contemp Clin Trials 33, no. 1 (January 2012): 184-196. Full Text Link to Item
  - Brubaker, L, Barber, MD, Nygaard, I, Nager, CW, Varner, E, Schaffer, J, Visco, A, Meikle, S, Spino, C, and Pelvic Floor Disorders Network, . "Quantification of vaginal support: are continuous summary scores better than POPQ stage?." American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology 203, no. 5 (November 2010): 512.e1-512.e6. Full Text
  - Geller, EJ, Wu, JM, Jannelli, ML, Nguyen, TV, and Visco, AG. "Maternal outcomes associated with planned vaginal versus planned primary cesarean delivery." American Journal of Perinatology 27, no. 9 (October 2010): 675-683. Full Text
  - Judd, JP, Siddiqui, NY, Barnett, JC, Visco, AG, Havrilesky, LJ, and Wu, JM. "Cost-minimization analysis of robotic-assisted, laparoscopic, and abdominal sacrocolpopexy." Journal of Minimally Invasive Gynecology 17, no. 4 (July 2010): 493-499. Full Text
  - Geller, EJ, Wu, JM, Jannelli, ML, Nguyen, TV, and Visco, AG. "Neonatal outcomes associated with planned vaginal versus planned primary cesarean delivery." J Perinatol 30, no. 4 (April 2010): 258-264. Full Text Link to Item
  - Visco, AG, Brubaker, L, Nygaard, I, Richter, HE, Cundiff, G, Fine, P, Zyczynski, H, Brown, MB, and Weber, AM. "The role of preoperative urodynamic testing in stress-continent women undergoing sacrocolpopexy: The colpopexy and urinary reduction efforts (CARE) randomized surgical trial." Journal of Urology 184, no. 4 (2010): 1421--. Full Text
  - 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." The Journal of Urology 182, no. 6 (December 2009): 2799-2804. Full Text
  - Visco, AG, Meyer, LC, Xi, S, and Brown, CG. "One disease, two lives." Clin J Oncol Nurs 13, no. 4 (August 2009): 426-432. Full Text Link to Item
  - Advincula, AP, and Visco, AG. "Robotic Gynecologic Surgery Reply." OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY 114, no. 1 (July 2009): 168-169. 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." The Journal of Urology 181, no. 5 (May 2009): 2181-2186. Full Text
  - 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
  - Advincula, AP, and Visco, AG. "In Reply." Obstetrics and Gynecology 114, no. 1 (2009): 168-169. Full Text
  - Cundiff, GW, Varner, E, Visco, AG, Zyczynski, HM, Nager, CW, Norton, PA, Schaffer, J, Brown, MB, Brubaker, L, and Pelvic Floor Disorders Network, . "Risk factors for mesh/suture erosion following sacral colpopexy." American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology 199, no. 6 (December 2008): 688.e1-688.e5. Full Text
  - Geller, EJ, Siddiqui, NY, Wu, JM, and Visco, AG. "Short-term outcomes of robotic sacrocolpopexy compared with abdominal sacrocolpopexy." Obstetrics and Gynecology 112, no. 6 (December 2008): 1201-1206. Full Text
  - Visco, AG, and Advincula, AP. "Robotic gynecologic surgery." Obstet Gynecol 112, no. 6 (December 2008): 1369-1384. (Review) Full Text Link to Item
  - Wu, JM, Visco, AG, and Myers, ER. "Cesarean Delivery on Maternal Request Versus Planned Vaginal Delivery: A Decision Analysis To Identify Important Outcomes and To Prioritize Future Research Directions." JOURNAL OF WOMENS HEALTH 17, no. 8 (October 2008): 1249-1249. Link to Item
  - Visco, AG, Brubaker, L, Nygaard, I, Richter, HE, Cundiff, G, Fine, P, Zyczynski, H, Brown, MB, Weber, AM, and Pelvic Floor Disorders Network, . "The role of preoperative urodynamic testing in stress-continent women undergoing sacrocolpopexy: the Colpopexy and Urinary Reduction Efforts (CARE) randomized surgical trial." International Urogynecology Journal and Pelvic Floor Dysfunction 19, no. 5 (May 2008): 607-614. Full Text
  - Hundley, AF, Yuan, L, and Visco, AG. "Gene expression in the rectus abdominus muscle of patients with and without pelvic organ prolapse." Am J Obstet Gynecol 198, no. 2 (February 2008): 220.e1-220.e7. Full Text Link to Item
  - Brubaker, L, Nygaard, I, Richter, HE, Visco, A, Weber, AM, Cundiff, GW, Fine, P, Ghetti, C, and Brown, MB. "Two-Year outcomes after sacrocolpopexy with and without burch to prevent stress urinary incontinence." Obstetrics and Gynecology 112, no. 1 (2008): 49-55. Full Text
  - Brubaker, L, Nygaard, I, Richter, HE, Visco, A, Weber, AM, Cundiff, GW, Fine, P, Ghetti, C, and Brown, MB. "UIJ - Two-year outcomes following sacrocolpopexy with and without burch to prevent stress urinary incontinence." UroToday International Journal 1, no. 1 SUPPL. (2008). Full Text
  - Brubaker, L, Richter, HE, Visco, A, Mahajan, S, Nygaard, I, Braun, TM, Barber, MD, Menefee, S, Schaffer, J, Weber, AM, and Wei, J. "Refractory Idiopathic Urge Urinary Incontinence and Botulinum A Injection." Journal of Urology 180, no. 1 (2008): 217-222. Full Text
  - Brubaker, L, Richter, HE, Visco, A, Mahajan, S, Nygaard, I, Braun, TM, Barber, MD, Menefee, S, Schaffer, J, Weber, AM, and Wei, J. "UIJ - Refractory idiopathic urge urinary incontinence and botulinum a injection." UroToday International Journal 1, no. 1 SUPPL. (2008). Full Text
  - FitzGerald, MP, Richter, HE, Bradley, CS, Ye, W, Visco, AC, Cundiff, GW, Zyczynski, HM, Fine, P, and Weber, AM. "Pelvic support, pelvic symptoms, and patient satisfaction after colpocleisis." International Urogynecology Journal and Pelvic Floor Dysfunction 19, no. 12 (2008): 1603-1609. Full Text
  - Mueller, E, Wei, J, Nygaard, I, Brubaker, L, Varner, E, Visco, A, Cundiff, GW, Weber, AM, Ghetti, C, and Kreder, K. "The correlation of voiding variables between non-instrumented uroflowmetery and pressure-flow studies in women with pelvic organ prolapse." Neurourology and Urodynamics 27, no. 6 (2008): 515-521. Full Text
  - Visco, A, Brubaker, L, Nygaard, I, Richter, HE, Cundiff, GW, Fine, P, Zyczynski, H, Brown, MB, and Weber, AM. "UIJ - The role of pre-operative urodynamic testing in stress continent women undergoing sacrocolpopexy: The colpopexy and urinary reduction efforts (CARE) randomized surgical trial." UroToday International Journal 1, no. 1 SUPPL. (2008). Full Text
  - Geller, EJ, Barbee, ER, Wu, JM, Loomis, MJ, and Visco, AG. "Validation of telephone administration of 2 condition-specific quality-of-life questionnaires." Am J Obstet Gynecol 197, no. 6 (December 2007): 632.e1-632.e4. Full Text Link to Item
  - Wu, JM, Wechter, ME, Geller, EJ, Nguyen, TV, and Visco, AG. "Hysterectomy rates in the United States, 2003." Obstetrics and Gynecology 110, no. 5 (November 2007): 1091-1095. Full Text
  - Burgio, KL, Borello-France, D, Richter, HE, Fitzgerald, MP, Whitehead, W, Handa, VL, Nygaard, I, Fine, P, Zyczynski, H, Visco, AG, Brown, MB, Weber, AM, and Pelvic Floor Disorders Network, . "Risk factors for fecal and urinary incontinence after childbirth: the childbirth and pelvic symptoms study." The American Journal of Gastroenterology 102, no. 9 (September 2007): 1998-2004. Full Text
  - Hundley, AF, Maygarden, S, Wu, JM, Visco, AG, and Connolly, A. "Adequacy of urine cytology specimens: an assessment of collection techniques." Int Urogynecol J Pelvic Floor Dysfunct 18, no. 9 (September 2007): 997-1001. Full Text Link to Item
  - Jannelli, ML, Wu, JM, Plunkett, LW, Williams, KS, and Visco, AG. "A randomized controlled trial of clean intermittent self-catheterization versus suprapubic catheterization after urogynecologic surgery." Am J Obstet Gynecol 197, no. 1 (July 2007): 72.e1-72.e4. Full Text Link to Item
  - Whitehead, WE, Bradley, CS, Brown, MB, Brubaker, L, Gutman, RE, Varner, RE, Visco, AG, Weber, AM, Zyczynski, H, and Pelvic Floor Network, . "Gastrointestinal complications following abdominal sacrocolpopexy for advanced pelvic organ prolapse." American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology 197, no. 1 (July 2007): 78.e1-78.e7. Full Text
  - Wu, JM, Visco, AG, Weidner, AC, and Myers, ER. "Is Burch colposuspension ever cost-effective compared with tension-free vaginal tape for stress incontinence?." Am J Obstet Gynecol 197, no. 1 (July 2007): 62.e1-62.e5. Full Text Link to Item
  - Brubaker, L, Bradley, CS, Handa, VL, Richter, HE, Visco, A, Brown, MB, and Weber, AM. "Anal sphincter laceration at vaginal delivery: Is this event coded accurately?." Obstetrics and Gynecology 109, no. 5 (2007): 1141-1145. Full Text
  - Nygaard, I, Kreder, K, Mueller, E, Brubaker, L, Goode, P, Visco, A, Weber, AM, Cundiff, G, and Wei, J. "Does urethral competence affect urodynamic voiding parameters in women with prolapse?." Neurourology and Urodynamics 26, no. 7 (2007): 1030-1035. Full Text
  - Richter, HE, Burgio, KL, Goode, PS, Borello-France, D, Bradley, CS, Brubaker, L, Handa, VL, Fine, PM, Visco, AG, Zyczynski, HM, Wei, JT, Weber, AM, and Pelvic Foor Desorders Network, . "Non-surgical management of stress urinary incontinence: ambulatory treatments for leakage associated with stress (ATLAS) trial." Clinical Trials (London, England) 4, no. 1 (January 2007): 92-101. Full Text
  - Visco, AG, Viswanathan, M, Lohr, KN, Wechter, ME, Gartlehner, G, Wu, JM, Palmieri, R, Funk, MJ, Lux, L, Swinson, T, and Hartmann, K. "Cesarean delivery on maternal request: maternal and neonatal outcomes." Obstet Gynecol 108, no. 6 (December 2006): 1517-1529. (Review) Full Text Link to Item
  - Borello-France, D, Burgio, KL, Richter, HE, Zyczynski, H, Fitzgerald, MP, Whitehead, W, Fine, P, Nygaard, I, Handa, VL, Visco, AG, Weber, AM, Brown, MB, and Pelvic Floor Disorders Network, . "Fecal and urinary incontinence in primiparous women." Obstetrics and Gynecology 108, no. 4 (October 2006): 863-872. Full Text
  - Hundley, AF, Brown, MB, Brubaker, L, Cundiff, GW, Kreder, K, Lotze, P, Richter, HE, Zyczynski, H, Weber, AM, and Visco, AG. "A multicentered comparison of measurements obtained with microtip and external water pressure transducers." International Urogynecology Journal and Pelvic Floor Dysfunction 17, no. 4 (June 2006): 400-406. Full Text
  - Hundley, AF, Yuan, L, and Visco, AG. "Skeletal muscle heavy-chain polypeptide 3 and myosin binding protein H in the pubococcygeus muscle in patients with and without pelvic organ prolapse." Am J Obstet Gynecol 194, no. 5 (May 2006): 1404-1410. Full Text Link to Item
  - Wu, JM, Wells, EC, Hundley, AF, Connolly, A, Williams, KS, and Visco, AG. "Mesh erosion in abdominal sacral colpopexy with and without concomitant hysterectomy." Am J Obstet Gynecol 194, no. 5 (May 2006): 1418-1422. Full Text Link to Item
  - Wu, JM, Williams, KS, Hundley, AF, Jannelli, ML, and Visco, AG. "Microscopic hematuria as a predictive factor for detecting bladder cancer at cystoscopy in women with irritative voiding symptoms." Am J Obstet Gynecol 194, no. 5 (May 2006): 1423-1426. Full Text Link to Item
  - Brubaker, L, Cundiff, GW, Fine, P, Nygaard, I, Richter, HE, Visco, AG, Zyczynski, H, Brown, MB, Weber, AM, and Pelvic Floor Disorders Network, . "Abdominal sacrocolpopexy with Burch colposuspension to reduce urinary stress incontinence." The New England Journal of Medicine 354, no. 15 (April 2006): 1557-1566. Full Text
  - Viswanathan, M, Visco, AG, Hartmann, K, Wechter, ME, Gartlehner, G, Wu, JM, Palmieri, R, Funk, MJ, Lux, L, Swinson, T, and Lohr, KN. "Cesarean delivery on maternal request." Evid Rep Technol Assess (Full Rep) , no. 133 (March 2006): 1-138. Link to Item
  - Richter, HE, Fielding, JR, Bradley, CS, Handa, VL, Fine, P, FitzGerald, MP, Visco, A, Wald, A, Hakim, C, Wei, JT, and Weber, AM. "Endoanal ultrasound findings and fecal incontinence symptoms in women with and without recognized anal sphincter tears." Obstetrics and Gynecology 108, no. 6 (2006): 1394-1401. Full Text
  - Wu, JM, and Visco, AG. "Reply." American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology 195, no. 4 (2006): 1192-1193. Full Text
  - Wu, JM, Williams, KS, Hundley, AF, Connolly, A, and Visco, AG. "Occiput posterior fetal head position increases the risk of anal sphincter injury in vacuum-assisted deliveries." American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology 193, no. 2 (August 2005): 525-528. Full Text
  - Benavides, L, Wu, JM, Hundley, AF, Ivester, TS, and Visco, AG. "The impact of occiput posterior fetal head position on the risk of anal sphincter injury in forceps-assisted vaginal deliveries." American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology 192, no. 5 (May 2005): 1702-1706. Full Text
  - Hundley, AF, Wu, JM, and Visco, AG. "A comparison of perineometer to brink score for assessment of pelvic floor muscle strength." American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology 192, no. 5 (May 2005): 1583-1591. Full Text
  - Laughon, SK, Wolfe, HM, and Visco, AG. "Prior cesarean and the risk for placenta previa on second-trimester ultrasonography." Obstet Gynecol 105, no. 5 Pt 1 (May 2005): 962-965. Full Text Link to Item
  - Kwon, S, Visco, AG, Fitzgerald, MP, Ye, W, Whitehead, WE, and Pelvic Floor Disorders Network (PFDN), . "Validity and reliability of the Modified Manchester Health Questionnaire in assessing patients with fecal incontinence." Diseases of the Colon and Rectum 48, no. 2 (February 2005): 323-331. Full Text
  - Wu, JM, Hundley, AF, and Visco, AG. "Elective primary cesarean delivery: attitudes of urogynecology and maternal-fetal medicine specialists." Obstet Gynecol 105, no. 2 (February 2005): 301-306. Full Text Link to Item
  - Rockwood, T, Kwon, S, Visco, AG, Whitehead, WE, Fitzgerald, MP, and Ye, W. "Validity and reliability of the modified manchester health questionnaire in assessing patients with fecal incontinence - Invited Commentary." Diseases of the Colon and Rectum 48, no. 2 (2005): 333-334.
  - Tapp, K, Connolly, A, and Visco, AG. "Evaluation of Aa point and cotton-tipped swab test as predictors of urodynamic stress incontinence." Obstet Gynecol 105, no. 1 (January 2005): 115-119. Full Text Link to Item
  - Hundley, AF, and Visco, AG. "Comparison of measurements obtained with microtip and external water pressure transducers." Int Urogynecol J Pelvic Floor Dysfunct 15, no. 4 (July 2004): 276-280. Link to Item
  - Visco, AG, and Yuan, L. "Differential gene expression in pubococcygeus muscle from patients with pelvic organ prolapse." Am J Obstet Gynecol 189, no. 1 (July 2003): 102-112. Link to Item
  - Visco, AG, Wei, JT, McClure, LA, Handa, VL, Nygaard, IE, and Pelvic Floor Disorders Network, . "Effects of examination technique modifications on pelvic organ prolapse quantification (POP-Q) results." International Urogynecology Journal and Pelvic Floor Dysfunction 14, no. 2 (June 2003): 136-140. Full Text
  - Brubaker, L, Cundiff, G, Fine, P, Nygaard, I, Richter, H, Visco, A, Zyczynski, H, Brown, MB, and Weber, A. "A randomized trial of colpopexy and urinary reduction efforts (CARE): Design and methods." Controlled Clinical Trials 24, no. 5 (2003): 629-642. Full Text
  - Visco, AG, Wei, JT, McClure, LA, Handa, VL, and Nygaard, IE. "Erratum: Effects of examination technique modifications on pelvic organ prolapse quantification (POP-Q) restuts." International Urogynecology Journal and Pelvic Floor Dysfunction 14, no. 6 (2003): 437-438. Full Text
  - Visco, AG, Barber, MD, and Myers, ER. "Early physician experience with laparoscopically assisted vaginal hysterectomy and rates of surgical complications and conversion to laparotomy." American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology 187, no. 4 (October 2002): 1008-1012. Full Text
  - Barber, MD, Visco, AG, Wyman, JF, Fantl, JA, Bump, RC, and Continence Program for Women Research Group, . "Sexual function in women with urinary incontinence and pelvic organ prolapse." Obstetrics and Gynecology 99, no. 2 (February 2002): 281-289. Full Text
  - Brown, JS, Vittinghoff, E, Kanaya, AM, Agarwal, SK, Hulley, S, Foxman, B, and Visco, A. "Hormone replacement therapy did not reduce the risk of urinary tract infection in postmenopausal women." Evidence-based Obstetrics and Gynecology 4, no. 3 (2002): 142-143. Full Text
  - Visco, AG, Taber, KH, Weidner, AC, Barber, MD, and Myers, ER. "Cost-effectiveness of universal cystoscopy to identify ureteral injury at hysterectomy." Obstet Gynecol 97, no. 5 Pt 1 (May 2001): 685-692. Link to Item
  - Visco, AG, Taber, KH, Weidner, AC, Barber, MD, and Myers, ER. "Cost-effectiveness of universal cystoscopy to identify ureteral injury at hysterectomy." OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY 97, no. 5 (May 2001): 685-692. Full Text Link to Item
  - Cundiff, GW, Weidner, AC, and Visco, AG. "Effectiveness of laparoscopic cadaveric dissection in enhancing resident comprehension of pelvic anatomy." J Am Coll Surg 192, no. 4 (April 2001): 492-497. Link to Item
  - Visco, AG, Weidner, AC, Barber, MD, Myers, ER, Cundiff, GW, Bump, RC, and Addison, WA. "Vaginal mesh erosion after abdominal sacral colpopexy." Am J Obstet Gynecol 184, no. 3 (February 2001): 297-302. Full Text Link to Item
  - VISCO, A. "Cost-effectiveness of universal cystoscopy to identify ureteral injury at hysterectomy." Obstet Gynecol 97 (2001): 685-692. Full Text
  - Weidner, AC, Myers, ER, Visco, AG, Cundiff, GW, and Bump, RC. "Which women with stress incontinence require urodynamic evaluation?." American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology 184, no. 2 (January 2001): 20-27. Full Text
  - 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." American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology 183, no. 6 (December 2000): 1402-1410. Full Text
  - Weidner, AC, Barber, MD, Visco, AG, Bump, RC, and Sanders, DB. "Pelvic muscle electromyography of levator ani and external anal sphincter in nulliparous women and women with pelvic floor dysfunction." Am J Obstet Gynecol 183, no. 6 (December 2000): 1390-1399. Full Text Link to Item
  - Barber, MD, Lambers, A, Visco, AG, and Bump, RC. "Effect of patient position on clinical evaluation of pelvic organ prolapse." Obstet Gynecol 96, no. 1 (July 2000): 18-22. Link to Item
  - Cundiff, GW, Weidner, AC, Visco, AG, Bump, RC, and Addison, WA. "A survey of pessary use by members of the American urogynecologic society." Obstetrics and Gynecology 95, no. 6 Pt 1 (June 2000): 931-935. Full Text
  - Cundiff, GW, Weidner, AC, Visco, AG, Bump, RC, and Addison, WA. "A survey of pessary use by members of the American Urogynecologic Society." OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY 95, no. 6 (June 2000): 931-935. Full Text 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. 6 SUPPL. 1 (2000): 2-8.
  - Cundiff, GW, Weidner, AC, Visco, AG, Addison, WA, and Bump, RC. "An anatomic and functional assessment of the discrete defect rectocele repair." International Urogynecology Journal and Pelvic Floor Dysfunction 11, no. 4 (2000): 230--.
  - Cundiff, GW, Weidner, AC, Visco, AG, Bump, RC, and Addison, WA. "A survey of pessary use by members of the AmerIcan Urogynecologic Society." Obstetrics and Gynecology 95, no. 6 I (2000): 931-935.
  - Visco, AG, Cholhan, HJ, O'Toole, L, and Guzick, DS. "Effects of menstrual cycle and urinary tract instrumentation on uroflowmetry." Neurourology and Urodynamics 19, no. 2 (January 2000): 147-152. Full Text
  - Visco, AG, Weidner, AC, Cundiff, GW, and Bump, RC. "Observed patient compliance with a structured outpatient bladder retraining program." Am J Obstet Gynecol 181, no. 6 (December 1999): 1392-1394. Link to Item
  - Visco, AG, and Yamauchi, M. "Collagen cross-linking in patients with urinary incontinence." Am J Obstet Gynecol 181, no. 2 (August 1999): 509-510. (Letter) Link to Item
  - Cundiff, GW, Weidner, AC, Visco, AG, Addison, WA, and Bump, RC. "An anatomic and functional assessment of the discrete defect rectocele repair." Am J Obstet Gynecol 179, no. 6 Pt 1 (December 1998): 1451-1456. Link to Item
  - Visco, AG, and Figuers, C. "Nonsurgical management of pelvic floor dysfunction." Obstet Gynecol Clin North Am 25, no. 4 (December 1998): 849-vii. (Review) Link to Item
  - Cundiff, GW, Weidner, AC, Visco, AG, Addison, WA, Bump, RC, and Ballard, L. "An anatomic and functional assessment of the discrete defect rectocele repair." American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology 179, no. 6 I (1998): 1451-1457. Full Text
  - Weidner, AC, Myers, ER, Visco, AG, Cundiff, GW, and Bump, RC. "Which women with stress urinary incontinence require urodynamic testing prior to surgical management?." MEDICAL DECISION MAKING 18, no. 4 (1998): 456-456. Link to Item
  - Visco, AG, and Del Priore, G. "Postmenopausal bartholin gland enlargement: a hospital-based cancer risk assessment." Obstetrics and Gynecology 87, no. 2 (February 1996): 286-290. Full Text
  - Visco, AG, and Priore, GD. "Postmenopausal bartholin gland enlargement a hospital-based cancer risk assessment." Obstetrics and Gynecology 87, no. 2 (January 1, 1996): 286-290. Full Text

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