title: [Treatment of female stress urinary incontinence. Value of classical incontinence operations].
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Fascial sling and the colposuspension were considered standard operations in the therapy of female stress urinary incontinence until the mid-1990s. New surgical procedures were compared with these techniques in regard to cure rate and long-term results.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Nowadays fascial slings are rarely performed. Colposuspension - despite comparable results - was replaced by tension-free tapes as the new gold standard. This is not due to lower efficacy, but predominantly due to reduced surgical trauma, simple use, and rapid convalescence. However, in cases of recurrence and the combined treatment of prolapse, colposuspension is still used.
authors.affiliation: Klinik für Urologie & Kinderurologie, Universitätsklinikum Gießen und Marburg, Standort Marburg, Philipps-Universität Marburg, Baldingerstraße , 35043, Marburg, Deutschland, frohme@med.uni-marburg.de.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Frohme
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Hofmann
mesh_terms: D003127:Colposcopy / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D053825:Suburethral Slings; D013536:Suture Techniques; D014550:Urinary Incontinence, Stress / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery*; D013520:Urologic Surgical Procedures / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*