title: Pubo-vaginal sling.
abstract: The Authors discuss their experience in the use of pubo-vaginal sling in the treatment of female urinary stress incontinence. In the last 5 years (1997-2002) 35 patients with type 3 incontinence underwent pubo-vaginal sling with rectus fascia or porcine skin. Healing was obtained in 74.2%, de novo urgency in 5.7%, obstruction in 8.5% and persisting incontinence in 11.4% of cases. The developments of the technique have recently turned pubo-vaginal sling into a minimally invasive procedure with low morbidity. Its indications have therefore been extended to the point that it is now considered by many authors as the treatment of choice in any type of incontinence, whether associated with genital prolapse or not.
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, "Carlo Poma" Hospital, Mantua, Italy. urologia.mantova@virgilio.it
authors.forename: Stefano
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Guatelli
authors.forename: Bruno
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Dall'Oglio
authors.forename: Lino
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Schiavon
authors.forename: Marco
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Luciano
authors.forename: Paolo
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Parma
authors.forename: Vincenzo
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Galletta
authors.forename: Elisabetta
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: De Luise
authors.forename: Candido
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Bondavalli
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D014550:Urinary Incontinence, Stress / Q000601:surgery*; D013520:Urologic Surgical Procedures