Korean J Urol.  1991 Apr;32(2):289-293.

No-incision pubovaginal suspension for stress urinary incontinence: 15 cases

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  • 1Department of Urology, Han Il Hospital, Seoul, Korea.

Abstract

Fifteen stress urinary incontinence patients were treated using the modified endoscopic suspension of the bladder neck that eliminates all incisions during the period from January 1990 to December 1990. The average operation time was 26 minutes and the mean days of urethral Foley catheter removal were 3.9 days operation. Two point three days were required to restore the normal voiding pattern. Of 15 patients treated. 1 failure occurred, for an overall success rate of 93%. There had been no significant complications. Therefore, no-incision pubovaginal suspension was simple and effective means treating stress urinary incontinence.

Keyword

Stress incontinence; Pubovaginal suspension

MeSH Terms

Catheters
Humans
Neck
Urinary Bladder
Urinary Incontinence*
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