[LAPAROSCOPIC BURCH COLPOSUSPENSION WITH PARAVAGINAL REPAIR]

Genuine urinary stress incontinence (GUSI) is defined by the International Continence Society (ICS) as involuntary loss of urine coincident with increased intra-abdominal pressure in the absence of a detrusor contraction or an over-distended bladder. If the patient demonstrates a cystocele secondary to a paravaginal defect, a paravaginal defect repair should be performed before the colposuspension. The laparoscopic retropubic colposuspension gained popularity because of its reported advantages of improved visualization, shorter hospital stay, faster recovery and decreased blood loss. A review of our experience revealed 11 of 24 patients had a Burch urethropexy and paravaginal repair and 13 of 24 a Burch urethropexy alone. Average operative time was 80 min, estimated blood loss of less than 50 ml and hospital stays less than 48 h.