title: Stamey needle passage of fascial pubovaginal sling after failed vesicourethropexy.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Division of Urology, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, New Brunswick, New Jersey 08903, USA.
authors.forename: A J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Pantuck
authors.forename: R Z
authors.initials: RZ
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Perrotti
mesh_terms: 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*