[Prospective evaluation of an intravaginal electrical stimulation in the treatment of women with pure genuine stress urinary incontinence].

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Date publication

juin 2012

Auteurs

Membres identifiés du Cancéropôle Est :
Pr DOUVIER Serge


Tous les auteurs :
Chene G, Mansoor A, Jacquetin B, Mellier G, Douvier S, Sergent F, Aubard Y, Seffert P

Résumé

OBJECTIVES: To study the objective and subjective effectiveness of transvaginal electrical stimulation for treatment of female pure genuine stress incontinence. PATIENTS AND METHODS: This was a multicenter prospective trial including 207 patients with genuine stress incontinence who used the stimulator for 10 weeks. Similar pre-treatment and post-treatment assessments included both validated symptom severity index and health-related quality of life. RESULTS: Objective evaluation showed a significant improvement in 65.7% of subjects with stress incontinence. All domains of quality of life improved significantly after treatment (P=0.0001) and rate of satisfactory was 84.7%. There were no statistical differences between the two stimulators. DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSION: Pelvic floor electrical stimulation seems to be effective in treating female genuine stress incontinence and could be considered first-line therapy.

Référence

Gynecol Obstet Fertil. 2012 Jun;40(6):350-5