Carl G. Klutke, M.D.

Urology Surgery
Professor, Urologic Surgery

Board Certification:
Urology--Certified

Areas of Specialty and Clinical Interest:
Dr. Klutke specializes in urologic surgery, female urology
and urogynecology.

His areas of clinical interest include urodynamics, interstitial cystitis, incontinence, vaginal prolapse, gynecologic ureteral injury, stress injury incontinence, urethral diverticula, cystocele, endosurgery for incontinence, bowel and bladder problems, pelvic floor reconstruction, urogynecology and voiding dysfunction in men and women.

Medical School:
University Of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, 1983

Postdoctoral Education:
Residency: Surgery, Dept of Surgery, Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, Michigan, 1985

Residency: Surgery, Dept of Urology, Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, Michigan, 1988

Fellowship: Urology, Urodynamics & Female Urology, Department of Surgery, University of California, Los Angeles, California, 1989

Patients Seen At:
West County Office, Barnes-Jewish West County Hospital
Professional Office Building #1
1040 North Mason Road, Suite 122
St. Louis, MO 63141
(314) 996-8060

Progress West HealthCare Center
Suite G
2 Progress Point Parkway
O'Fallon, Missouri 63368

Hospital Affiliations:
Barnes-Jewish Hospital
Barnes-Jewish West County Hospital
St. Louis Children's Hospital
St. Louis VA Medical Center
Progress West HealthCare Center

Awards/Honors:
2007, Listed in Best Doctors in America (Best Doctors, Inc.)

2007, Listed in America's Top Doctors, seventh edition, Castle Connolly Medical Ltd.

Selected or Recent Publications:
Editorships

Associate Editor, Canadian Journal of Urology
Guest Editor, Journal of Endourology
Guest Editor, Journal of Urology
Guest Editor, Urologic Clinics of North America
Guest Editor, Urology


Books and Book Chapters

Klutke CG, Klutke JJ. Anatomy for the Pelvic Reconstructive Surgeon. In: Female Pelvic Reconstructive Surgery. Springer-Verlag Publishers: Surrey, UK, 2001, chapter 1

Niemczyk P, Klutke CG. Cystocele and Enterocele. In: Gomella LG (ed.). The 5-Minute Urology Consult. Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins; 2000:264-265.

Niemczyk P, Klutke CG. Urinary Incontinence-Adult Male. In: Gomella LG (ed.). The 5-Minute Urology Consult. Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins; 2000:166-169.

Klutke CG, Bullock AD, Ratliff TL. Experimental Autoimmune Cystitis (EAC): An Autoimmune Model for Interstitial Cystitis. In: Sant GR (ed.). Interstitial Cystitis. Philadelphia: Lippincott-Raven Publishers; 1997:33-45.

Recent Journal Articles

Bullock TL, Ghoniem G, Klutke CG, Staskin DR. Advances in female stress urinary incontinence: mid-urethral slings. BJU International. 2006;98 Suppl 1:32-40; discussion 41-42.

Bullock TL, Klutke CG. Long-term outcomes of the distal urethral polypropylene sling procedure for stress urinary incontinence. Nature Clinical Practice Urology. 2006;3(8):414-415.

Shindel AW, Klutke CG. Urethral slings placed by the transobturator approach: evolution in the technique and review of the literature. Curr Urol Rep. 2005;6(5):385-392.

Ozel B, Minaglia S, Hurtado E, Klutke CG, Klutke JJ. Treatment of voiding dysfunction after transobturator tape procedure. Urology. 2004;64(5):1030.

Sundaram CP, Venkatesh R, Landman J, Klutke CG. Laparoscopic sacrocolpopexy for the correction of vaginal vault prolapse. Journal of Endourology. 2004:18(7):620-623; discussion 623-624.

Minaglia S, Ozel B, Hurtado E, Klutke CG, Klutke JJ. Effect of transobturator tape procedure on proximal urethral mobility. Urology. 2005;65(1):55-59.

Hui Zhu, Klutke JJ, Klutke CG. Atlas of the Urologic Clinics, MR imaging findings with female prolapse. 2003 June, 101-112.

Klutke CG. Atlas of Transvaginal Surgery, The Journal of Urology, November 2002.

Klutke JJ, Klutke CG. AUA Update Series: Tension Free Vaginal Tape (TVT) Procedure, 2002.

Klutke CG, Carlin BI. Development of urethrovaginal fistula following periurethral collagen injection. Journal of Urology. 2000;164(1):124.

Klutke CG, Siegel S, Carlin B, Paszkiewicz E, Kirkemo A, Klutke J. Urinary retention after tension-free vaginal tape procedure: incidence and treatment. Urology. 2001;58(5): 697-701.

Niemczyk P, Klutke JJ, Carlin BI, Klutke, CG. United States experience with tension-free vaginal tape procedure for urinary stress incontinence: Assessment of Safety and Tolerability. Urology. 2001;7(4):261-265.

Brohpy, MM, Klutke JJ, Klutke, CG. A review of the tension-free vaginal tape procedure: outcomes, complications, and theories. Current Urology Reports. 2001;2,5:364-369.

Carlin, BI, Klutke, JJ, Klutke CG: The tension- free vaginal tape procedure for the treatment of stress incontinence in the female patient. Urology. 2000;56(6A Suppl):S28-31.

Klutke, JJ, Klutke CG. The promise of tension-free vaginal tape for female SUI. Contemporary Urology. 2000;12(10):59-73.

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