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8913830

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
1997-2-25
pubmed:abstractText
The intravaginal slingplasty procedure (IVS) was carried out on 75 patients with genuine stress urinary incontinence. The main aims of the operation are to create an artificial pubourethral ligament and to tighten the suburethral vaginal wall. An important ingredient in the supportive structures of the genitourinary region is fibrous connective tissue, consisting mainly of collagen. To analyse this component biopsies were obtained transvaginally, close to the position of the sling, both preoperatively and 2 years after surgery, from 6 patients. Collagen was analysed for concentration and extractability. Extractability by pepsin digestion was increased by 60% 2 years following surgery. Postoperative follow-up studies from 12 months to 3 years showed complete restoration of continence in 63 patients (84%) and considerable improvement in 4 others (5%). The 8 failures (9%) were all related to early rejection of the sling. The IVS procedure is an attractive surgical procedure as it necessitates minimum invasion and can be performed under local anesthesia, with a short hospital stay and sick-leave period. The enhanced collagen extractability indicates a changed metabolism, most likely induced by the implanted sling, resulting in a restoration of the elastic properties of the connective tissue.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:author
pubmed:volume
7
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
133-7
pubmed:dateRevised
2011-8-18
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1996
pubmed:articleTitle
Clinical outcome and changes in connective tissue metabolism after intravaginal slingplasty in stress incontinent women.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Danderyd Hospital, Sweden.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't