Journal article
Conservative therapy of female genuine stress incontinence with vaginal cones.
- 1995-10-01
Published in:
- European journal of obstetrics, gynecology, and reproductive biology. - 1995
Adult
Aged
Exercise Therapy
Female
Humans
Middle Aged
Pelvic Floor
Pressure
Urinary Incontinence, Stress
Urodynamics
Vagina
English
OBJECTIVE
The objective was to analyse urodynamic data before and after conservative treatment with vaginal cones.
STUDY DESIGN
The design was an open clinical study and was carried out at the Urogynaecology Unit of the University women's hospital. Eighteen women with genuine urinary stress incontinence were treated with vaginal cones for 6 weeks. Cystometry was performed before and after conservative therapy. The patients' subjective improvement and the urodynamic data have been compared. The Mann-Whitney U-test was used for statistical analysis.
RESULTS
Of eighteen women with cone therapy, eight were continent after 6 weeks and showed a significant increase of the dynamic urethral closure pressure. Seven patients reported a subjective improvement, and in three women no change of stress incontinence was observed Colposuspension was performed at a later date in these three cases.
CONCLUSION
Vaginal cone therapy is a successful method to cure mild female stress incontinence and has the advantage of avoiding incontinence operation. Therapeutic success can be assessed by urodynamic evaluation.
The objective was to analyse urodynamic data before and after conservative treatment with vaginal cones.
STUDY DESIGN
The design was an open clinical study and was carried out at the Urogynaecology Unit of the University women's hospital. Eighteen women with genuine urinary stress incontinence were treated with vaginal cones for 6 weeks. Cystometry was performed before and after conservative therapy. The patients' subjective improvement and the urodynamic data have been compared. The Mann-Whitney U-test was used for statistical analysis.
RESULTS
Of eighteen women with cone therapy, eight were continent after 6 weeks and showed a significant increase of the dynamic urethral closure pressure. Seven patients reported a subjective improvement, and in three women no change of stress incontinence was observed Colposuspension was performed at a later date in these three cases.
CONCLUSION
Vaginal cone therapy is a successful method to cure mild female stress incontinence and has the advantage of avoiding incontinence operation. Therapeutic success can be assessed by urodynamic evaluation.
- Language
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- English
- Open access status
- closed
- Identifiers
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- DOI 10.1016/0301-2115(95)02158-4
- PMID 8582498
- Persistent URL
- https://sonar.ch/global/documents/137358
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