Endoscopic injections of Teflon to treat urinary incontinence in women.

Various forms of treatment have been developed to cure urinary stress incontinence in women. All surgical procedures aim to increase the urethral resistance to urine outflow and eventually to restore a normal angle between the proximal urethra and the bladder neck.' Politano proposed using perineal injections of Teflon to treat incontinence in men after transurethral resection of the prostate and extended the technique to women.2 3 Heer injected Teflon into the wall of the urethra to increase its length and closing pressure.4 For the past three years we have used an endoscopic technique for giving injections of Teflon to women suffering from incontinence.