title: The effects of vaginal repair on anterior bladder suspension defects. A radiological and clinical evaluation.
abstract: In 22 patients with anterior bladder suspension defect as judged by colpocysto-urethrography (CCU) a vaginal repair was undertaken. In 14 patients urinary stress or urge and stress incontinence was the indication for operation, and in 8, genital prolapse. At follow-up more than 6 months postoperatively the CCU was repeated and a clinical evaluation undertaken. A normalization of the CCU was obtained in only 6 patients and 10 showed a less severe suspension defect. Nine of 14 patients were cured of incontinence. Only 3 of these had a normal follow-up CCU. Improvement of bladder suspension defect was not the sole responsible factor for postoperative continence. Urinary incontinence developed postoperatively in 2 of 8 patients operated on solely because of symptomatic genital prolapse. Very high cure rates for urinary incontinence have been reported following a colposuspension operation. A vaginal repair is not recommended as first-choice operation in incontinent females with anterior bladder suspension defects, if a CCU may be undertaken and the colposuspension technique is mastered.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007045:Hysterectomy, Vaginal; D008875:Middle Aged; D011859:Radiography; D014521:Urethra / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D001743:Urinary Bladder / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000503:physiopathology*; D014549:Urinary Incontinence / Q000601:surgery*; D014550:Urinary Incontinence, Stress / Q000601:surgery*; D014596:Uterine Prolapse / Q000601:surgery; D014621:Vagina / Q000601:surgery*