Pp. Petros et U. Ulmsten, THE INTRAVAGINAL SLINGPLASTY PROCEDURE - IVS VI - FURTHER DEVELOPMENTOF THE DOUBLE-BREASTED VAGINAL FLAP REPAIR - ATTACHED FLAP, Scandinavian journal of urology and nephrology, 1993, pp. 81-84
The principal aim of this study was to create a more efficient method
of suturing the vaginal flaps using the ''double-breasted'' flap repai
r technique, in order to prevent tearing out, a principal reason for p
ostoperative failure. The preliminary results in 21 patients using bot
h ''free tapes'' and permanent sling methods indicate that the new tec
hnique appears give a markedly improved primary cure rate.