title: Periurethral collagen implant: ultrasound assessment and prediction of outcome.
abstract: The objective of this study was to identify sonographic parameters that could predict successful outcome in women after periurethral collagen implant. Thirty-one women with a diagnosis of stress urinary incontinence with intrinsic sphincteric deficiency underwent one periurethral collagen implant between January and December 1994. Three months after the procedure ultrasound evaluation was performed using a 5 MHz probe placed at the vaginal introitus. Subjective assessment and cough stress test were used to measure outcomes. Twenty-five women were available for evaluation 1 year after the procedure. A successful outcome was found in 18 of the 25 women subjectively (72%) and in 16 objectively (64%). A distance of the collagen from the bladder neck of less than 7 mm was found to be associated with a positive outcome. This threshold was found to have a sensitivity of 83.3%, specificity of 85.7%, a positive predictive value of 93.7% and a negative predictive value of 66.6%.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, State University of New York, Syracuse 13210, USA.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Elia
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bergman
mesh_terms: D003094:Collagen / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D019736:Prostheses and Implants; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014463:Ultrasonography; D014521:Urethra; D014550:Urinary Incontinence, Stress / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy*
chemical_list: D003094:Collagen