1/205. Use of the flexible cystoscope as a vaginoscope to aid in the diagnosis of artificial sling erosion. Two patients with bladder neck suspension by artificial slings presented with complaints of vaginal pain and drainage as well as irritative voiding. Pelvic examination and flexible cystoscopy were negative. Flexible vaginoscopy detected sling erosion in both. Vaginoscopy is a valuable adjunct procedure in detecting this problem. ( info) |
| We describe a twenty-six year old patient who presented us with a dorsally retracted 'hidden' penis, which was entrapped in scar tissue and prevesical fat, 20y after a pelvic fracture with symphysiolysis. Penile 'lengthening' was performed by V-Y plasty, removal of fatty tissue, dissection of the entrapped corpora cavernosa followed by ventral fixation. ( info) |
3/205. Five-layer repair of rectovaginal fistula using a vaginal approach. A case report. We present a case of a rectovaginal fistula which was revealed as an incidental finding at the time of posterior colporrhaphy. We describe a previously unreported 5-layer repair through a vaginal approach in preference to the more frequently reported approaches of endoanal flap or conversion to a fourth degree tear. The diagnosis and management of rectovaginal fistulas is discussed. ( info) |
4/205. Ureteral compromise after laparoscopic Burch colpopexy. ureteral obstruction occurred in two patients after laparoscopic Burch cystourethropexy. Both women experienced right flank pain and right hydronephrosis. cystoscopy revealed transmural passage of suture anterior and lateral to the ureteral orifice on the right side. One patient was managed by suprapubic cystoscopy to release the suture; the other was managed by preperitoneal laparoscopy to release suture at the bladder neck. In both patients efflux of urine was seen immediately from the ureteral orifice after suture release. Ultrasound confirmed prompt resolution of hydronephrosis. cystoscopy with confirmation of patent ureters should be performed after every case of retropubic cystourethropexy. Retrograde rigid cystoscopy may not afford adequate access to remove transmural sutures. Placement of sutures at the bladder neck from medial to lateral may avoid entrapment of the intramural portion of ureter. (J Am Assoc Gynecol Laparosc 6(2):217-219, 1999) ( info) |
5/205. Delayed transection of urethra by mersilene tape. This report is of a patient with complete urethral transection after undergoing a mersilene sling urethral suspension. This unusual complication eventually presented as anterior urethral pseudodiverticulum containing the mersilene tape with a secondary calculus. ( info) |
6/205. Bladder neck suspension using percutaneous bladder neck stabilization to the pubic bone with a bone-anchor suture fixation system: A new extraperitoneal laparoscopic approach. A 39-year-old woman with type 1 genuine stress urinary incontinence was treated using a novel extraperitoneal laparoscopic bladder neck suspension procedure with a bone-anchor suture fixation system. operative time and blood loss were 2.5 and 50 g, respectively. The patient showed a remarkable improvement on chain cystography and in subjective and objective well-being with no complications, even 12 months after surgery. Extraperitoneal laparoscopic bladder neck suspension using the bone-anchor suture fixation system is an easy and feasible procedure. ( info) |
7/205. Small bowel obstruction in a peritoneal defect after laparoscopic Burch procedure. With expansion of laparoscopic surgery, the gynecologic surgeon faces a new set of complications not encountered in open surgery and completely related to the laparoscopic approach. A rare complication occurred after laparoscopic Burch colposuspension performed in a patient with genuine stress urinary incontinence. Although the fascial incision at the right lower quadrant cannula insertion site was closed, a loop of small bowel herniated through the nonclosed peritoneal defect and caused intestinal obstruction 9 days after surgery. For cannula insertion sites 10-mm and greater, we recommend suturing peritoneal defects at the time of fascial closure. (J Am Assoc Gynecol Laparosc 6(3):343-345, 1999) ( info) |
8/205. Pubic osteomyelitis and granuloma after bone anchor placement. The use of bone anchors as a superior fixation for suburethral slings is becoming popular. We present a case report of pubic osteomyelitis and granuloma after bone anchor placement. A 71-year-old woman underwent placement of a vaginal wall sling using pubic bone anchors placed through a suprapubic incision. Recurrent swelling of the mons pubis required re-exploration and removal of the anchors from an infected pubic bone. When symptoms persisted over the following 10 months, the patient underwent repeat surgery and excision of a pubic bone granuloma. The use of bone anchors in suburethral sling surgery is associated with possible increase in patient morbidity, and no benefit to the patient has been shown. ( info) |
9/205. collagen injection for the treatment of incontinence after cystectomy and orthotopic neobladder reconstruction in women. PURPOSE: We determine the clinical efficacy of endoscopically injected collagen for the treatment of new onset urinary incontinence in women following cystectomy and orthotopic neobladder. MATERIALS AND methods: Three women 58 to 74 years old underwent transurethral collagen injection for stress urinary incontinence following cystectomy and orthotopic neobladder. Before cystectomy 2 women denied having any stress urinary incontinence while 1 complained of mild incontinence. Onset of incontinence following cystectomy and neobladder formation ranged from 8 months to 3 years, and average pad use ranged from 3 to 5 per 24-hour period. All patients underwent video urodynamic evaluation before collagen injection. Neobladder capacity was 180 to 400 cc and Valsalva leak point pressures ranged from 30 to 60 cm. water. RESULTS: A total of 6 injections were given, including 3 injections in 1 patient, 2 in 1 and 1 in 1. All 3 women had significant improvement or became dry with initial injection but required repeat injections to maintain improved continence status. At 7 to 8 months after the last injection 1 woman was dry, 1 used 1 or no pad daily and 1 reported no durable change in stress urinary incontinence. CONCLUSIONS: collagen injection appears to be a successful, minimally invasive treatment for new onset stress urinary incontinence following cystectomy and orthotopic neobladder in women. ( info) |
10/205. Identification of microtacks in the bladder after laparoscopic pelvic surgery. Laparoscopic techniques are simplified and the operative time is reduced with the use of laparoscopic stapling and tacking devices. We present our experience in identifying and removing surgical tacks in 2 patients after laparoscopic pelvic surgery. ( info) |