AMS, Pfizer, and Astellas; research grant from Coloplast; previous
chairman of the Scottish Pelvic Network, sponsored by various
industrial companies. Salvador Arlandis: researcher for Astellas,
Coloplast, and Ipsen; speaker and consultant for Astellas, Pfizer, Gebro,
and Medtronic. Ricarda Bauer: consultant, speaker, and researcher for
Boston Scientific and Promedon. Fiona Burkhard: speaker for Allergan
and consultant for Novartis. Linda Cardozo: Allergan, Astellas, BMR,
Pfizer, Pierre-Fabre, and Syner-Med. David Castro Diaz: speaker for
Astellas, Gebro, and Recordati; investigator for Astellas, Allergan, and
Ipsen. Christopher Chapple: consultant, speaker, and researcher for
Allergan, Astellas, Boston Scientific, Medtronic, and Recordati. Jean
Nicolas Cornu: consultant for Boston Scientific, Coloplast, EDAP-TMS,
Bouchara Recordati, Bard, Astellas, Pfizer, Takeda, and Allergan;
researcher for GSK, Coloplast, Allergan, and Cousin Biotech. Francisco
Cruz: speaker, consultant, and investigator for Allergan, Astellas, AMS,
Ipsen, Recordati, and Pfizer. Xavier Deffieux: consultant and speaker for
Allergan and B-Braun. Jan Deprest: consultant for AMS, Ethicon, Bard,
and Coloplast; researcher for Ethicon, Garrard and Blasingame Lawyers,
and Clayton Law. Alfons Gunnemann: speaker for Janssen, Coloplast,
and Bayer. Maria Gyhagen: speaker for Astellas. John Heesakkers:
consultant for Pierre Fabre, Astellas, and Bluewind; speaker for Astellas,
Allergan, Pierr Fabre, Boston and Scientific Int; research grants from
Astellas, Allergan, Boston Scientific, and Urogyn BV. Jan-Paul Roovers:
researcher for Coloplast, Tepha, Urogyn, and AMI; consultant for
Coloplast and Tepha; speaker for Astellas and Cogentix. Stefano
Salvatore: researcher for Astellas, Italfarmaco, Cynosure, and Shionogi;
consultant and speaker for Astellas, Allergen, Deka, Fidia, Shionogi, and
Coloplast. Frank Van der Aa: speaker for Astellas, GSK, and Ipsen;
investigator (unrestricted grants) for Astellas, Allergan, and Medtronic.
Walter Artibani, Heinz Koelbl, Sheila MacNeil, Alberto Milani, Gert
Naumann, Karl-Dietrich Sievert, and Tufan Tarcan: nothing to disclose.
Funding/Support and role of the sponsor:
None.
Acknowledgements:
This paper has also been influenced by discussions
during the meetings of the European Cooperation in Science and
Technology (COST) Biomedicine and Molecular Biosciences Action
BM1209 Regenerative Sphincter Therapy, funded by the European
Commission.
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