Anthony G. Visco, MD

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Locations

• Duke Gynecology/Oncology
• Duke Urogynecology Consultants of Raleigh

Services

• Gynecology

Division Chief

Department / Division:
Obstetrics and Gynecology / Urogynecology

Address:
DUMC 3192
Durham, NC 27710

Appointment Telephone:
919-684-2471

Office Telephone:
919-668-7356

Fax Telephone:
919-681-5929

• MD, SUNY Upstate Medical University College of Medicine, 1993

• University of Rochester (New York), 1997

• Urogynecology and Reconstructive Pelvic Surgery, Duke University Medical Center, 2000

Clinical Interests:
Robotic sacrocolpopexy, robotic hysterectomy, slings and other minimally invasive surgeries for the surgical treatment of pelvic organ prolapse and urinary incontinence, vesicovaginal fistula, urodynamics

Research Interests:
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.

Representative Publications:
Visco AG, Brubaker L, Nygaard I, Richter HE, Cundiff G, Fine P, Zyczynski H, Brown MB, Weber AM, . The role of preoperative urodynamic testing in stress-continent women undergoing sacrocolpopexy: the Colpopexy and Urinary Reduction Efforts (CARE) randomized surgical trial. Int Urogynecol J Pelvic Floor Dysfunct. 2008 May;19(5):607-14. (2008) Abstract

Hundley AF, Yuan L, Visco AG. Gene expression in the rectus abdominus muscle of patients with and without pelvic organ prolapse. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2008 Feb;198(2):220.e1-7. (2008) Abstract

Wu JM, Wechter ME, Geller EJ, Nguyen TV, Visco AG. Hysterectomy rates in the United States, 2003. Obstet Gynecol. 2007 Nov;110(5):1091-5. (2007) Abstract

Wu JM, Visco AG, Weidner AC, Myers ER. Is Burch colposuspension ever cost-effective compared with tension-free vaginal tape for stress incontinence? Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2007 Jul;197(1):62.e1-5. (2007) Abstract

Whitehead WE, Bradley CS, Brown MB, Brubaker L, Gutman RE, Varner RE, Visco AG, Weber AM, Zyczynski H, . Gastrointestinal complications following abdominal sacrocolpopexy for advanced pelvic organ prolapse. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2007 Jul;197(1):78.e1-7. (2007) Abstract

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, . Non-surgical management of stress urinary incontinence: ambulatory treatments for leakage associated with stress (ATLAS) trial. Clin Trials. 2007;4(1):92-101. (2007) Abstract

Jannelli ML, Wu JM, Plunkett LW, Williams KS, Visco AG. A randomized controlled trial of clean intermittent self-catheterization versus suprapubic catheterization after urogynecologic surgery. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2007 Jul;197(1):72.e1-4. (2007) Abstract

Hundley AF, Maygarden S, Wu JM, Visco AG, Connolly A. Adequacy of urine cytology specimens: an assessment of collection techniques. Int Urogynecol J Pelvic Floor Dysfunct. 2007 Sep;18(9):997-1001. (2007) Abstract

Geller EJ, Barbee ER, Wu JM, Loomis MJ, Visco AG. Validation of telephone administration of 2 condition-specific quality-of-life questionnaires. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2007 Dec;197(6):632.e1-4. (2007) Abstract

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, . Risk factors for fecal and urinary incontinence after childbirth: the childbirth and pelvic symptoms study. Am J Gastroenterol. 2007 Sep;102(9):1998-2004. (2007) Abstract

Wu JM, Williams KS, Hundley AF, Jannelli ML, Visco AG. Microscopic hematuria as a predictive factor for detecting bladder cancer at cystoscopy in women with irritative voiding symptoms. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2006 May;194(5):1423-6. (2006) Abstract

Wu JM, Wells EC, Hundley AF, Connolly A, Williams KS, Visco AG. Mesh erosion in abdominal sacral colpopexy with and without concomitant hysterectomy. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2006 May;194(5):1418-22. (2006) Abstract

Viswanathan M, Visco AG, Hartmann K, Wechter ME, Gartlehner G, Wu JM, Palmieri R, Funk MJ, Lux L, Swinson T, Lohr KN. Cesarean delivery on maternal request. Evid Rep Technol Assess (Full Rep). 2006 Mar;(133):1-138. (2006) Abstract

Visco AG, Viswanathan M, Lohr KN, Wechter ME, Gartlehner G, Wu JM, Palmieri R, Funk MJ, Lux L, Swinson T, Hartmann K. Cesarean delivery on maternal request: maternal and neonatal outcomes. Obstet Gynecol. 2006 Dec;108(6):1517-29. (2006) Abstract

Hundley AF, Yuan L, 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. 2006 May;194(5):1404-10. (2006) Abstract

Hundley AF, Brown MB, Brubaker L, Cundiff GW, Kreder K, Lotze P, Richter HE, Zyczynski H, Weber AM, Visco AG. A multicentered comparison of measurements obtained with microtip and external water pressure transducers. Int Urogynecol J Pelvic Floor Dysfunct. 2006 Jun;17(4):400-6. (2006) Abstract

Brubaker L, Cundiff GW, Fine P, Nygaard I, Richter HE, Visco AG, Zyczynski H, Brown MB, Weber AM, . Abdominal sacrocolpopexy with Burch colposuspension to reduce urinary stress incontinence. N Engl J Med. 2006 Apr 13;354(15):1557-66. (2006) Abstract

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, . Fecal and urinary incontinence in primiparous women. Obstet Gynecol. 2006 Oct;108(4):863-72. (2006) Abstract

Wu JM, Williams KS, Hundley AF, Connolly A, Visco AG. Occiput posterior fetal head position increases the risk of anal sphincter injury in vacuum-assisted deliveries. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2005 Aug;193(2):525-8; discussion 528-9. (2005) Abstract

Wu JM, Hundley AF, Visco AG. Elective primary cesarean delivery: attitudes of urogynecology and maternal-fetal medicine specialists. Obstet Gynecol. 2005 Feb;105(2):301-6. (2005) Abstract

Tapp K, Connolly A, Visco AG. Evaluation of Aa point and cotton-tipped swab test as predictors of urodynamic stress incontinence. Obstet Gynecol. 2005 Jan;105(1):115-9. (2005) Abstract

Laughon SK, Wolfe HM, Visco AG. Prior cesarean and the risk for placenta previa on second-trimester ultrasonography. Obstet Gynecol. 2005 May;105(5 Pt 1):962-5. (2005) Abstract

Kwon S, Visco AG, Fitzgerald MP, Ye W, Whitehead WE, . Validity and reliability of the Modified Manchester Health Questionnaire in assessing patients with fecal incontinence. Dis Colon Rectum. 2005 Feb;48(2):323-31; discussion 331-4. (2005) Abstract

Hundley AF, Wu JM, Visco AG. A comparison of perineometer to brink score for assessment of pelvic floor muscle strength. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2005 May;192(5):1583-91. (2005) Abstract

Benavides L, Wu JM, Hundley AF, Ivester TS, Visco AG. The impact of occiput posterior fetal head position on the risk of anal sphincter injury in forceps-assisted vaginal deliveries. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2005 May;192(5):1702-6. (2005) Abstract

Hundley AF, Visco AG. Comparison of measurements obtained with microtip and external water pressure transducers. Int Urogynecol J Pelvic Floor Dysfunct. 2004 Jul-Aug;15(4):276-80. (2004) Abstract

Visco AG, Yuan L. Differential gene expression in pubococcygeus muscle from patients with pelvic organ prolapse. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2003 Jul;189(1):102-12. (2003) Abstract

Visco AG, Wei JT, McClure LA, Handa VL, Nygaard IE, . Effects of examination technique modifications on pelvic organ prolapse quantification (POP-Q) results. Int Urogynecol J Pelvic Floor Dysfunct. 2003 Jun;14(2):136-40. (2003) Abstract

Visco AG, Barber MD, Myers ER. Early physician experience with laparoscopically assisted vaginal hysterectomy and rates of surgical complications and conversion to laparotomy. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2002 Oct;187(4):1008-12. (2002) Abstract

Barber MD, Visco AG, Wyman JF, Fantl JA, Bump RC, . Sexual function in women with urinary incontinence and pelvic organ prolapse. Obstet Gynecol. 2002 Feb;99(2):281-9. (2002) Abstract

Weidner AC, Myers ER, Visco AG, Cundiff GW, Bump RC. Which women with stress incontinence require urodynamic evaluation? Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2001 Jan;184(2):20-7. (2001) Abstract

Visco AG, Weidner AC, Barber MD, Myers ER, Cundiff GW, Bump RC, Addison WA. Vaginal mesh erosion after abdominal sacral colpopexy. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2001 Feb;184(3):297-302. (2001) Abstract

Visco AG, Taber KH, Weidner AC, Barber MD, Myers ER. Cost-effectiveness of universal cystoscopy to identify ureteral injury at hysterectomy. Obstet Gynecol. 2001 May;97(5 Pt 1):685-92. (2001) Abstract

Cundiff GW, Weidner AC, Visco AG. Effectiveness of laparoscopic cadaveric dissection in enhancing resident comprehension of pelvic anatomy. J Am Coll Surg. 2001 Apr;192(4):492-7. (2001) Abstract

Weidner AC, Barber MD, Visco AG, Bump RC, 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. 2000 Dec;183(6):1390-9; discussion 1399-401. (2000) Abstract

Visco AG, Cholhan HJ, O'Toole L, Guzick DS. Effects of menstrual cycle and urinary tract instrumentation on uroflowmetry. Neurourol Urodyn. 2000;19(2):147-52. (2000) Abstract

Cundiff GW, Weidner AC, Visco AG, Bump RC, Addison WA. A survey of pessary use by members of the American urogynecologic society. Obstet Gynecol. 2000 Jun;95(6 Pt 1):931-5. (2000) Abstract

Barber MD, Visco AG, Weidner AC, Amundsen CL, 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. 2000 Dec;183(6):1402-10; discussion 1410-1. (2000) Abstract

Barber MD, Lambers A, Visco AG, Bump RC. Effect of patient position on clinical evaluation of pelvic organ prolapse. Obstet Gynecol. 2000 Jul;96(1):18-22. (2000) Abstract

Amundsen CL, Visco AG, Ruiz H, Webster GD. Outcome in 104 pubovaginal slings using freeze-dried allograft fascia lata from a single tissue bank. Urology. 2000 Dec 4;56(6 Suppl 1):2-8. (2000) Abstract

Visco AG, Yamauchi M. Collagen cross-linking in patients with urinary incontinence. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 1999 Aug;181(2):509-10. (1999) Abstract

Visco AG, Weidner AC, Cundiff GW, Bump RC. Observed patient compliance with a structured outpatient bladder retraining program. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 1999 Dec;181(6):1392-4. (1999) Abstract

Visco AG, Figuers C. Nonsurgical management of pelvic floor dysfunction. Obstet Gynecol Clin North Am. 1998 Dec;25(4):849-65, vii. (1998) Abstract

Cundiff GW, Weidner AC, Visco AG, Addison WA, Bump RC. An anatomic and functional assessment of the discrete defect rectocele repair. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 1998 Dec;179(6 Pt 1):1451-6; discussion 1456-7. (1998) Abstract

Visco AG, Del Priore G. Postmenopausal bartholin gland enlargement: a hospital-based cancer risk assessment. Obstet Gynecol. 1996 Feb;87(2):286-90. (1996) Abstract