[Guidelines for the palliative treatment of non-neurological urinary incontinence in women].
Absorbant products have greatly improved over the past few years in terms of both efficacy and comfort, but the problem of cost for patients persists. They can only be used for short periods of time while waiting for effective curative treatment or over longer periods if no other management option is possible. The model chosen must be adapted to the amount of leakage and the patient's shape. Many nonabsorbant palliative treatments have been reported, often with small series. They can be grouped into three types: extra-urethral occlusive devices, intra-urethral obstructive devices, and intravaginal support devices. The use of a pessary or other vaginal devices can be proposed, in particular with associated prolapse, which can be used when leakage is very occasional (sport, etc.) or in women who cannot have any other treatment.
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Clinique Urologique, CHU Cochin, 27, rue du Faubourg Saint-Jacques, 75694 Paris cedex 14, France. bealeriche@wanadoo.fr
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D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D016496:Incontinence Pads / Q000191:economics; D010570:Pessaries; D014549:Urinary Incontinence / Q000628:therapy*