cystocele/obesity

OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to determine the effectiveness of transvaginal anterior colporrhaphy with the use of porcine acellular collagen matrix in the treatment of moderate to severe cystocele. METHODS This retrospective study included 95 patients who underwent anterior colporrhaphy with

OBJECTIVE The evaluation of the success rate in prevention and treatment of stress incontinence in patients with cystocele operated by Barnett-Macku modification of anterior colporrhaphy. METHODS Retrospective clinical trial. METHODS Obstetrics and Gynecology Department, Charles University 2nd

OBJECTIVE to observe the impact of obesity and other risk factors on the rate of failure in patients submitted to Burch's surgery for the treatment of urinary incontinence. METHODS cases study of patients submitted to Burch's surgery, from 1992 to 2003. Patients were evaluated at the second

This method of elevating the vesical neck with two permanent nylon sutures is effective for correcting primary or recurrent stress urinary incontinence and even total urinary incontinence in over 90% of patients. The cystoscope guides placement of the nylon sutures, and the buttress supports the

OBJECTIVE To mitigate TOT complications we designed a modified TOT technique called canal TOT. We describe this new technique and evaluate its feasibility. METHODS Between October 2006 and June 2007, 105 consecutive women with stress urinary incontinence underwent a canal TOT procedure. Two oblique

OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to evaluate the anatomical and functional medium-term efficacy and possible complications of vaginal prosthetic surgery with transobturator and infracoccygeal support to treat genital urinary prolapse. METHODS A prospective and monocentre study was conducted, from

OBJECTIVE Improving the understanding of the adaptation to stress of urinary continence. METHODS A transversal analysis between physics of materials and the female anatomy. Laws of physics of the materials and of their viscoelastic behavior are applied to the anatomy of the anterior vaginal

OBJECTIVE To study the efficacy and safety of the Perigee® System for the treatment of anterior vaginal prolapse in our experience with a medium term follow-up. METHODS Prospective analysis on 48 consecutive patients with stage II-IV cystocele diagnosed from June 2006 until June 2009 using the

236 patients were reevaluated one year after vaginal or suprapubic continence surgery. Personal history, clinico-gynaecological status, morphology and urodynamics were considered. 70.6% respectively 82% of all patients considered themselves cured. These numbers correlate well with objective control

OBJECTIVE Our purpose was to describe the clinical features and urodynamic findings of a black female inner-city population with urinary incontinence and uterovaginal prolapse. METHODS A retrospective review of the urogynecoloy records of 159 black female patients was performed. RESULTS Genital

Pelvic organ prolapse of the female is a common disease with age dependent increase in incidence. The committee for standardisation of the International Continence Society recently suggested to avoid classical terms such as cystocele, rectocele or enterocele for the description of prolapse and to

This article focuses on the minimally invasive surgical approaches for the treatment of stress urinary incontinence (SUI). The role of laparoscopic suspension is reviewed and compared with other minimally invasive techniques, such as the pubovaginal sling procedure and injection of the urethral

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the prevalence rate of various pelvic floor disorders among patients treated in 8 academic centers in Poland due to pelvic organ prolapse (POP). METHODS The study group consisted of 717 women scheduled for reconstructive surgery due to POP. Risk factors, functional

The pelvine organ prolapse (POP) is a condition affecting million of women, with a major impact upon the social and professional life of the patients. According to various studies, it affects approximately 40% of the women aged over 50 years. About 10% of women with POP require a surgical procedure

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the efficacy of a simple and economic procedure using a placard-shaped in situ anterior vaginal wall sling for the treatment of stress urinary incontinence, with or without cystocele repair. METHODS From July 2003 to July 2004, 14 female patients (mean age 45.21 years, range