title: Preoperative urethral parameters at rest and objective  cure following laparoscopic colposuspension.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The aim of this study is to investigate associations between preoperative resting urethral parameters and objective outcome of laparoscopic colposuspension.
  
  
  METHODS
  Data from 219 stress incontinent women who underwent laparoscopic colposuspension, with leakage at standardized pad test repeated after surgery, were collected. Associations between objective cure and preoperative maximum urethral closure pressure, functional urethral length, and continence area were analyzed using receiving operator characteristics curves. The level for 75% cure for each parameter was identified.
  
  
  RESULTS
  All parameters were positively associated with cure. Continence area showed the strongest association. No cut-off values for prediction of failure were found. Women having levels equal or higher than the "75% cure level" for all urethral parameters had a cure rate of 88% compared with 55% for women with all parameters lower than this level.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  A combination of the urethral parameters may be useful for identifying patients with excellent chance for cure after colposuspension. Further studies are needed on continence area.
authors.affiliation: Lund University Hospital, Department of Obstetricsand Gynecology, Lund University, S 221 85 Lund, Sweden.
authors.forename: Maria
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Andrada Hamer
authors.forename: Jan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Persson
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D013509:Gynecologic Surgical Procedures; D006801:Humans; D010535:Laparoscopy; D008875:Middle Aged; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014521:Urethra / Q000503:physiopathology*; D014550:Urinary Incontinence, Stress / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000601:surgery