["Minimally invasive" surgery of stress urinary incontinence in women: Burch's operation under laparoscopy. Technical aspect and preliminary results].

Abstract

Eighteen patients with stress urinary incontinence and normal maximal closure pressure underwent Burch procedure with pelvioscopy. A small (3 cm) incision is necessary to introduce the pelvioscope which allowed suture under visual control. Six month clinical results were 93% success and 7% improvement.