INTRODUCTION This study aims to determine perioperative complications of Burch colposuspension. MATERIALS AND METHODS A retrospective casenote review was conducted on all cases of Burch colposuspension performed or supervised by a single, trained urogynaecologist between January 1998 and December 2001. RESULTS Of the 250 women, 151 (60.4%) had Burch colposuspension in conjunction with other...

OBJECTIVE To compare the laparoscopic Burch colposuspension with the tension-free vaginal tape procedure (TVT) for efficacy. METHODS Seventy-two women from 2 institutions were randomized: 36 to laparoscopic Burch colposuspension and 36 to TVT. Multichannel urodynamic tests were performed preoperatively and 1 year after surgery. A research nurse administered the Urogenital Distress Inventory, ...

The objective of this article was to review the available literature on laparoscopic Burch urethropexy cure rates and describe the authors' laparoscopic technique and experience with Burch urethropexy and paravaginal repair. A MEDLINE search (1991 to 1999) was performed for articles describing the laparoscopic Burch urethropexy using suture to elevate and stabilize the paraurethral tissue. Also...

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the sexual satisfaction rates of women who underwent tension-free vaginal tape (TVT) procedure for stress urinary incontinence and compare it with the results of Burch-colposuspension. MATERIALS AND METHODS A self-administered questionnaire was given to 81 patients who had undergone TVT or Burch-colposuspension at our institution to determine sexual satisfaction rates an...

INTRODUCTION Surgical treatment of urinary incontinence progressed significantly with the introduction of synthetic slings. However, in some public Brazilian hospitals, the costs of these materials prevent their routine use. OBJECTIVE To compare the costs of ambulatory synthetic sling surgery with an historical series of patients submitted to Burch surgery in a Brazilian public hospital. MA...

Objectives: To conduct a retrospective study of the clinical outcomes between tension-free vaginal tape (TVT) and Burch colposuspension for managing types I and II stress urinary incontinence (SUI) in women. Patients and methods: Between 1999 and 2002 a total of 32 TVT procedures and 43 Burch colposuspensions were used for managing 75 women with types SUI (types I and II) for a minimum follow-u...

INTRODUCTION For the treatment of the urinary stress incontinence, there are many techniques, and today the gold standard is that described by Burch. We compared the global and each technique results about rates of postoperative continence and complications seen in our experience. MATERIALS AND METHODS We made a retrospective analysis of 292 women that have the first surgery for urinary stres...