Dr. Fred E Govier MD
Urologist
1100 9th Ave Seattle WA, 98101Rating
5/5
About
Dr. Fred Govier is a urologist practicing in Seattle, WA. Dr. Govier specializes in diseases of the urinary tract and the male reproductive system. This includes areas of the bladder, urethra, kidneys, penis and prostate. Urology is a surgical specialty and requires knowledge in other areas of expertise such as gynecology and internal medicine due to the variety of clinical problems that are involved.
Education and Training
Univ of Ne Coll of Med, Omaha Ne 1979
University of Nebraska College of Medicine 1979
Board Certification
UrologyAmerican Board of UrologyABU
Provider Details
Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Modified Pereyra bladder neck suspension in patients with intrinsic sphincter deficiency and bladder neck hypermobility: patient satisfaction with a mean follow-up of 4 years.
- Efficacy, safety and patient satisfaction outcomes of the AMS 700CX inflatable penile prosthesis: results of a long-term multicenter study. AMS 700CX Study Group.
- Cadaveric versus autologous fascia lata for the pubovaginal sling: surgical outcome and patient satisfaction.
- Pubovaginal slings: a review of the technical variables.
- Intermediate term failure of pubovaginal slings using cadaveric fascia lata: a case series.
- Continued multicenter followup of cadaveric prolapse repair with sling.
- Management of vaginal erosion of polypropylene mesh slings.
- Perioperative complications: the first 140 polypropylene pubovaginal slings.
- Suitability of different sling materials for the treatment of female stress urinary incontinence.
- Solifenacin significantly improves all symptoms of overactive bladder syndrome.
- Transvaginal bone-anchored sling for the treatment of female stress urinary incontinence: effect of Valsalva leak point pressure and prior pelvic surgery on outcomes.
- Is tension-free vaginal tape as effective as colposuspension in the long-term treatment of stress urinary incontinence?
- Placement of a transvaginal bone-anchored sling A new minimally invasive technique is useful in stress urinary incontinence.
- A "Needling" Complication.
- Oral terbutaline for the treatment of priapism.
Treatments
- Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia (bph)
- Prostate Cancer
- Kidney Stones
- Urinary Incontinence
- Enlarged Prostate
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