PD27-11 VERY LONG TERM OUTCOMES OF AUTOLOGOUS PUBOVAGINAL FASCIA SLINGS FOR URINARY INCONTINENCE IN WOMEN

Mid-urethral slings for treatment of stress urinary incontinence : long- and mid-term follow-up

Rectus fascia pubovaginal sling for recurrent stress urinary incontinence after failed synthetic mid-urethral sling: Letter.

We were very interested to read the recent study by Welk and Herschorn, and the related commentary by Steele, regarding the role of autologous rectus fascial slings for complex recurrent female stress urinary incontinence (SUI).1,2 The authors report that, on mediumterm follow-up of 33 women with previous failed continence surgery, pubovaginal sling was associated with a significant reduction i...

[Transobturator slings for female stress urinary incontinence].

INTRODUCTION Stress urinary incontinence affects about 20-40% of women. Treatment with transobturator mid-urethral slings is consensually accepted nowadays. The goal of this study was to evaluate the success rate and most frequent complications of surgical treatment with transobturator mid-urethral slings in stress urinary incontinence. MATERIAL AND METHODS This study evaluated 363 patients w...

A randomised controlled trial comparing TVT, Pelvicol and autologous fascial slings for the treatment of stress urinary incontinence in women.

OBJECTIVE To compare TVT(TM) , Pelvicol(TM) and autologous fascial slings (AFSs). DESIGN A multicentre randomised control trial. SETTING Four units in the UK. POPULATION Women requiring primary surgery for stress urinary incontinence (SUI). METHODS A total of 201 women with urodynamically proven stress incontinence were randomised into three groups and assessed at baseline, 6 weeks, 6 m...

Elderly Women and Urinary Incontinence in Long-Term Care

The prevalence of urinary incontinence (UI), although difficult to define due to underreporting, is estimated to affect over 13 million Americans, and greater than 50% of residents residing in long-term care (LTC) facilities (Bennet, 2008; Earthy & Nativ, 2009; Parker, 2007). It has been estimated that the cost of UI in Canadian LTC facilities is approximately $3000.00 to $10,000.00 per year fo...