Dr Wael Agur

  • Honorary Clinical Associate Professor (School of Medicine, Dentistry & Nursing)

email: Wael.Agur@glasgow.ac.uk

Obstetrics & Gynaecology Unit, Ayrshire Maternity Unit, Crosshouse Hospital, Kilmarnock KA2 0BE

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Research interests

Research Interests

Research Fellowship Programme in the subspecialty of urogynaecology - including conservative treatment and surgical reconstruction for women with stress urinary incontinence and pelvic organ prolapse.

Publications

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2023

Ong, H. L., Sokolova, I. and Agur, W. (2023) Impact of regional multi-disciplinary team on the management of complex urogynaecology conditions. International Urogynecology Journal, (doi: 10.1007/s00192-023-05513-5) (PMID:37036470) (Early Online Publication)

2022

Dwyer, L. et al. (2022) Theoretical and practical development of the TOPSY self-management intervention for women who use a vaginal pessary for pelvic organ prolapse. Trials, 23, 742. (doi: 10.1186/s13063-022-06681-3) (PMID:36064727) (PMCID:PMC9446823)

2021

Offiah, I., Freeman, R. and MONARC™ study group, (2021) Long-term efficacy and complications of a multicentre randomised controlled trial comparing retropubic and transobturator mid-urethral slings: a prospective observational study. BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, 128(13), pp. 2191-2199. (doi: 10.1111/1471-0528.16899) (PMID:34478604)

Bhat, M., Acharya, S. and Agur, W. (2021) Vesico-vaginal fistula presenting as overactive bladder in a case of Gellhorn pessary for vault prolapse. BMJ Case Reports, 14(3), e240331. (doi: 10.1136/bcr-2020-240331) (PMID:33658219)

2019

Ong, H. L., Sokolova, I., Bekarma, H., Curtis, C., Macdonald, A. and Agur, W. (2019) Development, validation and initial evaluation of patient-decision aid (SUI-PDA©) for women considering stress urinary incontinence surgery. International Urogynecology Journal, 30, pp. 2013-2022. (doi: 10.1007/s00192-019-04047-z) (PMID:31377841) (PMCID:PMC6861540)

Agur, W. (2019) There is still a place for vaginal mesh use in urogynaecology - Against: transvaginal mesh is a failed innovation. BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, 126(8), p. 1075. (doi: 10.1111/1471-0528.15695) (PMID:31087749)

2017

Morling, J. R., McAllister, D. A. , Agur, W., Fischbacher, C. M., Glazener, C. M.A., Guerrero, K., Hopkins, L. and Wood, R. (2017) Adverse events after first, single, mesh and non-mesh surgical procedures for stress urinary incontinence and pelvic organ prolapse in Scotland, 1997-2016: a population-based cohort study. Lancet, 389(10069), pp. 629-640. (doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(16)32572-7) (PMID:28010993)

2014

Kammerer-Doak, D., Rizk, D. E.E., Sorinola, O., Agur, W., Ismail, S. and Bazi, T. (2014) Mixed urinary incontinence: international urogynecological association research and development committee opinion. International Urogynecology Journal, 25(10), pp. 1303-1312. (doi: 10.1007/s00192-014-2485-8)

Madhu, C., Foon, R., Agur, W. and Smith, P. (2014) Does traction on the cervix under anaesthesia tell us when to perform a concomitant hysterectomy? A 2-year follow-up of a prospective cohort study. International Urogynecology Journal, 25(9), pp. 1213-1217. (doi: 10.1007/s00192-014-2361-6)

2013

Hosni, M. M., El-Feky, A. E.H., Agur, W. I. and Khater, E. M. (2013) Evaluation of three different surgical approaches in repairing paravaginal support defects: a comparative trial. Archives of Gynecology and Obstetrics, 288(6), pp. 1341-1348. (doi: 10.1007/s00404-013-2927-4)

Mostafa, A., Agur, W., Abdel-All, M., Guerrero, K., Lim, C., Allam, M., Yousef, M., N'Dow, J. and Abdel-Fattah, M. (2013) Multicenter prospective randomized study of single-incision mini-sling vs tension-free vaginal tape-obturator in management of female stress urinary incontinence: a minimum of 1-year follow-up. Urology, 82(3), pp. 552-559. (doi: 10.1016/j.urology.2013.02.080)

Agur, W., Riad, M., Secco, S., Litman, H., Madhuvrata, P., Novara, G. and Abdel-Fattah, M. (2013) Surgical treatment of recurrent stress urinary incontinence in women: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials. European Urology, 64(2), pp. 323-336. (doi: 10.1016/j.eururo.2013.04.034)

2012

Agur, W., Foon, R., Trochez, R. and Smith, P. (2012) Does pre-operative traction on the cervix approximate intra-operative uterine prolapse? Comment. International Urogynecology Journal, 23(12), pp. 1811-1812. (doi: 10.1007/s00192-012-1955-0)

Mostafa, A., Agur, W., Abdel-All, M., Guerrero, K., Lim, C., Allam, M., Yousef, M., N’Dow, J. and Abdel-fattah, M. (2012) A multicentre prospective randomised study of single-incision mini-sling (Ajust®) versus tension-free vaginal tape-obturator (TVT-O™) in the management of female stress urinary incontinence: pain profile and short-term outcomes. European Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Reproductive Biology, 165(1), pp. 115-121. (doi: 10.1016/j.ejogrb.2012.06.022)

Madhuvrata, P., Riad, M., Ammembal, M. K., Agur, W. and Abdel-Fattah, M. (2012) Systematic review and meta-analysis of “inside-out” versus “outside-in” transobturator tapes in management of stress urinary incontinence in women. European Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Reproductive Biology, 162(1), pp. 1-10. (doi: 10.1016/j.ejogrb.2012.01.004)

Abdel-Fattah, M., Agur, W., Abdel-All, M., Guerrero, K., Allam, M., Mackintosh, A., Mostafa, A. and Yousef, M. (2012) Prospective multi-centre study of adjustable single-incision mini-sling (Ajust®) in the management of stress urinary incontinence in women: 1-year follow-up study. BJU International, 109(6), pp. 880-886. (doi: 10.1111/j.1464-410X.2011.10471.x)

Foon, R., Agur, W., Kingsly, A., White, P. and Smith, P. (2012) Traction on the cervix in theatre before anterior repair: does it tell us when to perform a concomitant hysterectomy? European Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Reproductive Biology, 160(2), pp. 205-209. (doi: 10.1016/j.ejogrb.2011.11.002)

2011

Agur, W. and Rizk, D. E.E. (2011) Obesity and urinary incontinence in women: is the black box becoming grayer? International Urogynecology Journal, 22(3), pp. 257-258. (doi: 10.1007/s00192-010-1293-z)

2010

Dutta, D., Agur, W. and Macleod, C. (2010) Unusual underlying cause of recurrent vulval abscess. BMJ Case Reports, 2010(mar29), bcr0820092142. (doi: 10.1136/bcr.08.2009.2142)

Agur, W., Hassan, M., Laban, M., Morsi, H. and Abou-Senna, I. (2010) The relationship between bcl-2 oncogene expression and clinicopathological criteria in various stages of cervical neoplasia in Egyptian women. European Journal of Gynaecological Oncology, 31(5), pp. 536-538.

2009

Elhao, M., Abdallah, K., Serag, I., El-Laithy, M. and Agur, W. (2009) Efficacy of using electrosurgical bipolar vessel sealing during vaginal hysterectomy in patients with different degrees of operative difficulty: a randomised controlled trial. European Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Reproductive Biology, 147(1), pp. 86-90. (doi: 10.1016/j.ejogrb.2009.07.011)

Agur, W., Housami, F., Drake, M. and Abrams, P. (2009) Could the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence guidelines on urodynamics in urinary incontinence put some women at risk of a bad outcome from stress incontinence surgery? BJU International, 103(5), pp. 635-639. (doi: 10.1111/j.1464-410X.2008.08121.x)

2008

Agur, W.I., Steggles, P., Waterfield, M. and Freeman, R.M. (2008) The long-term effectiveness of antenatal pelvic floor muscle training: eight-year follow up of a randomised controlled trial. BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, 115(8), pp. 985-990. (doi: 10.1111/j.1471-0528.2008.01742.x)

2007

Agur, W., Steggles, P., Waterfield, M. and Freeman, R. (2007) Does antenatal pelvic floor muscle training affect the outcome of labour? A randomised controlled trial. International Urogynecology Journal, 19(1), pp. 85-88. (doi: 10.1007/s00192-007-0391-z)

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Number of items: 24.

Articles

Ong, H. L., Sokolova, I. and Agur, W. (2023) Impact of regional multi-disciplinary team on the management of complex urogynaecology conditions. International Urogynecology Journal, (doi: 10.1007/s00192-023-05513-5) (PMID:37036470) (Early Online Publication)

Dwyer, L. et al. (2022) Theoretical and practical development of the TOPSY self-management intervention for women who use a vaginal pessary for pelvic organ prolapse. Trials, 23, 742. (doi: 10.1186/s13063-022-06681-3) (PMID:36064727) (PMCID:PMC9446823)

Offiah, I., Freeman, R. and MONARC™ study group, (2021) Long-term efficacy and complications of a multicentre randomised controlled trial comparing retropubic and transobturator mid-urethral slings: a prospective observational study. BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, 128(13), pp. 2191-2199. (doi: 10.1111/1471-0528.16899) (PMID:34478604)

Bhat, M., Acharya, S. and Agur, W. (2021) Vesico-vaginal fistula presenting as overactive bladder in a case of Gellhorn pessary for vault prolapse. BMJ Case Reports, 14(3), e240331. (doi: 10.1136/bcr-2020-240331) (PMID:33658219)

Ong, H. L., Sokolova, I., Bekarma, H., Curtis, C., Macdonald, A. and Agur, W. (2019) Development, validation and initial evaluation of patient-decision aid (SUI-PDA©) for women considering stress urinary incontinence surgery. International Urogynecology Journal, 30, pp. 2013-2022. (doi: 10.1007/s00192-019-04047-z) (PMID:31377841) (PMCID:PMC6861540)

Agur, W. (2019) There is still a place for vaginal mesh use in urogynaecology - Against: transvaginal mesh is a failed innovation. BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, 126(8), p. 1075. (doi: 10.1111/1471-0528.15695) (PMID:31087749)

Morling, J. R., McAllister, D. A. , Agur, W., Fischbacher, C. M., Glazener, C. M.A., Guerrero, K., Hopkins, L. and Wood, R. (2017) Adverse events after first, single, mesh and non-mesh surgical procedures for stress urinary incontinence and pelvic organ prolapse in Scotland, 1997-2016: a population-based cohort study. Lancet, 389(10069), pp. 629-640. (doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(16)32572-7) (PMID:28010993)

Kammerer-Doak, D., Rizk, D. E.E., Sorinola, O., Agur, W., Ismail, S. and Bazi, T. (2014) Mixed urinary incontinence: international urogynecological association research and development committee opinion. International Urogynecology Journal, 25(10), pp. 1303-1312. (doi: 10.1007/s00192-014-2485-8)

Madhu, C., Foon, R., Agur, W. and Smith, P. (2014) Does traction on the cervix under anaesthesia tell us when to perform a concomitant hysterectomy? A 2-year follow-up of a prospective cohort study. International Urogynecology Journal, 25(9), pp. 1213-1217. (doi: 10.1007/s00192-014-2361-6)

Hosni, M. M., El-Feky, A. E.H., Agur, W. I. and Khater, E. M. (2013) Evaluation of three different surgical approaches in repairing paravaginal support defects: a comparative trial. Archives of Gynecology and Obstetrics, 288(6), pp. 1341-1348. (doi: 10.1007/s00404-013-2927-4)

Mostafa, A., Agur, W., Abdel-All, M., Guerrero, K., Lim, C., Allam, M., Yousef, M., N'Dow, J. and Abdel-Fattah, M. (2013) Multicenter prospective randomized study of single-incision mini-sling vs tension-free vaginal tape-obturator in management of female stress urinary incontinence: a minimum of 1-year follow-up. Urology, 82(3), pp. 552-559. (doi: 10.1016/j.urology.2013.02.080)

Agur, W., Riad, M., Secco, S., Litman, H., Madhuvrata, P., Novara, G. and Abdel-Fattah, M. (2013) Surgical treatment of recurrent stress urinary incontinence in women: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials. European Urology, 64(2), pp. 323-336. (doi: 10.1016/j.eururo.2013.04.034)

Agur, W., Foon, R., Trochez, R. and Smith, P. (2012) Does pre-operative traction on the cervix approximate intra-operative uterine prolapse? Comment. International Urogynecology Journal, 23(12), pp. 1811-1812. (doi: 10.1007/s00192-012-1955-0)

Mostafa, A., Agur, W., Abdel-All, M., Guerrero, K., Lim, C., Allam, M., Yousef, M., N’Dow, J. and Abdel-fattah, M. (2012) A multicentre prospective randomised study of single-incision mini-sling (Ajust®) versus tension-free vaginal tape-obturator (TVT-O™) in the management of female stress urinary incontinence: pain profile and short-term outcomes. European Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Reproductive Biology, 165(1), pp. 115-121. (doi: 10.1016/j.ejogrb.2012.06.022)

Madhuvrata, P., Riad, M., Ammembal, M. K., Agur, W. and Abdel-Fattah, M. (2012) Systematic review and meta-analysis of “inside-out” versus “outside-in” transobturator tapes in management of stress urinary incontinence in women. European Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Reproductive Biology, 162(1), pp. 1-10. (doi: 10.1016/j.ejogrb.2012.01.004)

Abdel-Fattah, M., Agur, W., Abdel-All, M., Guerrero, K., Allam, M., Mackintosh, A., Mostafa, A. and Yousef, M. (2012) Prospective multi-centre study of adjustable single-incision mini-sling (Ajust®) in the management of stress urinary incontinence in women: 1-year follow-up study. BJU International, 109(6), pp. 880-886. (doi: 10.1111/j.1464-410X.2011.10471.x)

Foon, R., Agur, W., Kingsly, A., White, P. and Smith, P. (2012) Traction on the cervix in theatre before anterior repair: does it tell us when to perform a concomitant hysterectomy? European Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Reproductive Biology, 160(2), pp. 205-209. (doi: 10.1016/j.ejogrb.2011.11.002)

Agur, W. and Rizk, D. E.E. (2011) Obesity and urinary incontinence in women: is the black box becoming grayer? International Urogynecology Journal, 22(3), pp. 257-258. (doi: 10.1007/s00192-010-1293-z)

Dutta, D., Agur, W. and Macleod, C. (2010) Unusual underlying cause of recurrent vulval abscess. BMJ Case Reports, 2010(mar29), bcr0820092142. (doi: 10.1136/bcr.08.2009.2142)

Agur, W., Hassan, M., Laban, M., Morsi, H. and Abou-Senna, I. (2010) The relationship between bcl-2 oncogene expression and clinicopathological criteria in various stages of cervical neoplasia in Egyptian women. European Journal of Gynaecological Oncology, 31(5), pp. 536-538.

Elhao, M., Abdallah, K., Serag, I., El-Laithy, M. and Agur, W. (2009) Efficacy of using electrosurgical bipolar vessel sealing during vaginal hysterectomy in patients with different degrees of operative difficulty: a randomised controlled trial. European Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Reproductive Biology, 147(1), pp. 86-90. (doi: 10.1016/j.ejogrb.2009.07.011)

Agur, W., Housami, F., Drake, M. and Abrams, P. (2009) Could the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence guidelines on urodynamics in urinary incontinence put some women at risk of a bad outcome from stress incontinence surgery? BJU International, 103(5), pp. 635-639. (doi: 10.1111/j.1464-410X.2008.08121.x)

Agur, W.I., Steggles, P., Waterfield, M. and Freeman, R.M. (2008) The long-term effectiveness of antenatal pelvic floor muscle training: eight-year follow up of a randomised controlled trial. BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, 115(8), pp. 985-990. (doi: 10.1111/j.1471-0528.2008.01742.x)

Agur, W., Steggles, P., Waterfield, M. and Freeman, R. (2007) Does antenatal pelvic floor muscle training affect the outcome of labour? A randomised controlled trial. International Urogynecology Journal, 19(1), pp. 85-88. (doi: 10.1007/s00192-007-0391-z)

This list was generated on Thu Apr 25 02:54:21 2024 BST.

Teaching

 

Teaching and learning activities for medical students, student nurses and junior doctors include one-to-one bedside teaching, supervision in clinical areas as well as a monthly Journal Club.

Supervision of year-5 StR(s) in completion of the relevant RCOG ATSM.

Organisation of Glasgow University Laparoscopic Urogynaecology Cadaver Workshop - demonstrating techniques of laparoscopic colposuspension and sacrocolpopexy.

Additional information

Professional Learned Society

  • 2011 - present: International Urogynecology Association - Member of the IUGA Research Committee
  • 2010 - 2011: British Society of Urogynaecology - Member of the BSUG Research Committee

Research Fellowship

  • 2010 - 2011: NHS Research Scotland - Research Fellowship Programme in the subspecialty of urogynaecology - including conservative treatment and surgical reconstruction for women with stress urinary incontinence and pelvic organ prolapse.