Laparoscopic Burch colposuspension.

Abstract

Objective: To review the available information on laparoscopic colposuspension.

Method and material: One randomized controlled trial, four non-randomized comparative studies and ten open observational clinical series were reviewed.

Results: The available information was generally poor characterized by the small size of series, considerable variation in surgical techniques, short follow-up and mainly subjective assessment of outcome.

Conclusions: Laparoscopic colposuspension has been shown to be technically feasible but the therapeutic usability of the procedure remains to be documented. There is an urgent need for some large, rigorous prospective randomized studies