Pubic bone suburethral stabilization sling for recurrent urinary incontinence.

Abstract

A suburethral sling anchored to the posterior-inferior aspect of the pubic bone with bone screws placed transvaginally is described for recurrent urinary incontinence. The technique involves placing a suburethral patch of a synthetic fiber at the junction of the upper one-third and lower two-thirds of the urethra and securing it by titanium bone screws to the posterior-inferior pubis for site-specific urethral support and stabilization of normally positioned continence anatomy. The procedure was performed from August 1990 through December 1991 in 27 patients with recurrent stress urinary incontinence after previous urinary incontinence surgery, of whom 25 patients were followed yearly until August 1994. None of these 25 patients have had a recurrence as of August 1996. The initial success of the pubic bone suburethral stabilization sling merits further study for the cure of urinary incontinence in patients with a hypermobile urethra or low-pressure urethral conditions.