Open AccessPleated colposuspension: Our modification of Burch colposuspension
Author(s) -
Vesna Antovska
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
indian journal of urology/indian journal of urology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.333
H-Index - 30
eISSN - 1998-3824
pISSN - 0970-1591
DOI - 10.4103/0970-1591.117265
Subject(s) - medicine , surgery , urinary incontinence , stress incontinence , urinary retention , urology
Burch colposuspension is a standard treatment for stress urinary incontinence. However, it is associated with recurrence and urinary retention. We describe a modification of this technique to overcome these problems and evaluate the results in comparison with the standard procedure.