I f rst encountered the Integral T eory system in the early 1990as at the Royal Perth Hospital laboratory in Western Australia where I was working on laparoscopic colposuspension. Even in prototype form, the IVS operation was so simple and ef ective that I adopted it immediately. Subsequently, based on my experiences, I wrote the following in the Medical Journal of Australia in October 1994: (the operations) promise a new era for women, virtually pain-free cure of prolapse and incontinence without catheters, and return to normal activities within days. Now, ten years later, more than 500, 000 atension-freea anterior or posterior sling operations have been performed. One case in particular stands out from those early years. A woman patient in her mid-50as came to see me with a f ve year history of urinary retention which required an indwelling catheter. T is woman had consulted more than a dozen medical specialists who had told her the same story: no cure was possible. Using the Structured Assessment of the Integral T eory it was deduced that she had a posterior zone defect. I performed a Posterior IVS. T e next day the patient was voiding spontaneously with low residuals, and she has remained well since.If a patient does not have urge symptoms during the examination, they may need to drink water until urgency is felt. ... Note: The questionnaire, instructions on pad test usage and which data to use from ultrasound and urodynamic tests areanbsp;...
Title | : | The Female Pelvic Floor |
Author | : | Peter E. Papa Petros |
Publisher | : | Springer Science & Business Media - 2006-12-26 |
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