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Sling Failures. Jerry G. Blaivas, MD Clinical Professor of Urology Weil-Cornell Medical Center Adjunct Professor of Urology SUNY Downstate Medical Center. Why Do Operations Fail?. Too tight Too loose Wrong position Detrusor overactivity De-novo Persistent Erosion
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Sling Failures Jerry G. Blaivas, MDClinical Professor of Urology Weil-Cornell Medical Center Adjunct Professor of Urology SUNY Downstate Medical Center
Why Do Operations Fail? • Too tight • Too loose • Wrong position • Detrusor overactivity • De-novo • Persistent • Erosion • Wrong indication
Too Tight • Urethral obstruction • Detrusor overactivity • Erosion • Devascularization > recurrent SUI
Urethral Obstruction • Clinical: • De-novo symptoms • Weak stream • OAB • negative Q-tip angle • Urodynamics: • High detrusor pressure / low flow: pdetmax > 20 cm H20 Qmax < 12 ml/S • Blaivas Groutz nomogram
Low flow (0) High pressure (pdetmax = 75) MSCO
Blaivas - Groutz Nomogram Blaivas & Groutz, Neurourol & Urodynam 19:553-564, 2000
Rx of Post op Urinary Retention • Depends on type of sling • Initial Rx intermittent catheterization • Synthetic sling • early intervention days – weeks • Autologous slings • Delayed intervention – months
Rx of Post op Urinary Retention • ? Need for further workup • Q-tip • cystoscopy • urodynamics
Surgical Rx of Sling Obstruction • Sling incision • midline • lateral • Urethrolysis • antero-lateral • circumferential • +/- Martius flap interposition • Technique determined intraop
Sling Incision Results Nitti et al. Early results of pubovaginal sling lysis by midline sling incision. Urology 2002. Amundsen et al. Variations in strategy for the treatment of urethral obstruction after a pubovaginal sling procedure. J Urol. 2000. Goldman et al. Simple sling incision for the treatment of iatrogenic urethral obstruction. Urology 2003
Urethrolysis • Vaginal • Supra-meatal • Retropubic
Urethrolysis • Vaginal • Supra-meatal • Retropubic
Urethrolysis • Vaginal • Supra-meatal • Retropubic
Too Tight • Urethral obstruction • Detrusor overactivity • Erosion • Devascularization > recurrent SUI
Too Tight • Urethral obstruction • Detrusoroveractivity • Erosion • Devascularization > recurrent SUI
Bladder neck Bladder neck Eroded mesh
Treatment of Erosions. • remove as much of sling as possible • closure of the urethra • +/ - urethral reconstruction • +/ - biologic sling • +/ - Martius flap
Too Tight • Urethral obstruction • Detrusor overactivity • Erosion • Devascularization > recurrent SUI
Why Do Operations Fail? • Too tight • Too loose • Wrong position • Detrusor overactivity • De-novo • Persistent • Erosion • Wrong indication
Too Loose Urethral hypermobility Intrinsic sphincter deficiency Recurrent sphincteric incontinence
VLPP VLLP = 92 cm H20 Qtip = 0 > 60O AG AG AG
JK VLPP = 42 cm H20 Q tip = 0
Treatment of Recurrent SUI • no compelling data • for hypermobility, surgeon choice • for poorly mobile or pipe - stem urethra, biologic bladder neck sling
Why Do Operations Fail? • Too tight • Too loose • Wrong position • Detrusor overactivity • De-novo • Persistent • Erosion • Wrong indication
Wrong Position • Too far proximal • persistent sphincteric incontinence • urethral obstruction • ureteral injury • Too far distal • persistent sphincteric incontinence • urethral obstruction • urethral hypermobility
Sling proximal to BN VLPP = 35 cm H20 MS
No flow High pdet MSCO
Why Do Operations Fail? • Too tight • Too loose • Wrong position • Detrusor overactivity • De-novo • Persistent • Erosion • Wrong indication
Wrong Indication • Urinary fistula mistaken for sphincteric incontinence • Overactive bladder mistaken for sphincteric incontinence • Sine-qua-non - Never operate on stress incontinence without actually diagnosing sphincteric incontinence with your own eyes