[Urinary stress incontinence - one of basic diseases of modern society]

One of the most common women's chronic diseases is urine incontinence (UI). Currently considered to be a social disease of women in all age groups. The etiology of urine incontinence is multifactorial and the most common is stress urinary incontinence (SUI). UI is a interdisciplinary problem, lying in the sphere of interests of different specialties. According to the recommendations of the Polish Gynecological Society IU diagnostics can be divided into a preliminary stage and specialized stage. Initial diagnosis should start by gathering medical history and it can be completed by quality of life questionnaire. Today, one of the non-invasive diagnostic methods is the ultrasound study. In a situation where diagnosis can not be placed or when surgical treatment is needed, the patient should have urodynamic study. Conservative methods and surgery are used in the treatment of SUI. Conservative procedure should be the first choice in patients with symptoms of IU. Over 200 types of various operations have been described in the history of the surgical treatment of SUI. Until now the most common are: Burch colposuspension, TVT and TOT and implantation of an artificial sphincter.