Periurethral collagen for urinary incontinence after gender reassignment surgery

Authors :: Department of Surgery, Section of Urology, University of Michigan Medical Center, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
Fitzpatrick, Christopher C.
Swierzewski, III, Stanley J.
McGuire, Edward J.
Department of Surgery, Section of Urology, University of Michigan Medical Center, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
Fitzpatrick, Christopher C.
Swierzewski, III, Stanley J.
McGuire, Edward J.
Publication Year :: 2006
Abstract: We report on 2 patients, one female and one male transsexual; in both, Type III stress urinary incontinence developed after gender reassignment surgery. Both patients were treated by periurethral injection of gluteraldehyde cross-linked collagen resulting in a marked symptomatic improvement in association with a significant rise in abdominal leak point pressures. We believe these are the first reported cases of collagen injection being used for urinary incontinence after gender reassignment surgery.

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