Stamey needle passage of fascial pubovaginal sling after failed vesicourethropexy.
In cases of recurrent stress urinary incontinence after failed anti-incontinence surgery, it is common for the bladder neck and anterior urethra to be fixed to the symphysis pubis, increasing the risk of inadvertent bladder perforation during reoperation. We describe a modification to the popular pubovaginal sling using a 15 degrees angled Stamey suspension needle for retropubic sling passage for the previously operated patient undergoing pubovaginal sling.
Pantuck
A J
AJ
Division of Urology, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, New Brunswick, New Jersey 08903, USA.
Li
R Z
RZ
Perrotti
M
M
D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D012008:Recurrence; D013536:Suture Techniques; D017211:Treatment Failure; D014521:Urethra / Q000601:surgery; D001743:Urinary Bladder / Q000601:surgery; D014550:Urinary Incontinence, Stress / Q000601:surgery*