Correction of stress incontinence in women by simple sling operation

A simple sling operation for the treatment of stress incontinence is presented. In entails the creation of a sling with the pubovesicocervical fascia as a base that is lifted upward to suspend the vesical neck by means of two 0 mersilene sutures introduced through two small colpotomies and guided into the retropubic area with a ligature carrier needle. The mersilene threads are knotted over the rectus fascia after making a small suprapubic incision. The procedure has the advantages of a small suprapubic incision, absence of large vaginal scars, and shortened hospital stay.