Plotti Francesco, Zullo Marzio Angelo, Palaia Innocenza, Angioli Roberto, Panici Pierluigi Benedetti
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, La Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy.
J Minim Invasive Gynecol. 2008 Jan-Feb;15(1):113-5. doi: 10.1016/j.jmig.2007.08.607.
Postradical vulvectomy urinary incontinence is a common surgery-related complication, especially after subtotal urethrectomy. However, only 1 trial has been reported in the previous literature that described a case of total urinary incontinence treated with an Aldridge sling operation. We present 2 cases of patients affected by postradical vulvectomy, with partial urethral resection and total incontinence successfully treated by transurethral Macroplastique injection. This procedure could be considered as a valid, minimally invasive surgical option to improve the well-being of patients with vulvar cancer affected by postradical vulvectomy urinary incontinence, especially in elderly patients at high operative risk.