Laparoscopic versus open Burch colposuspension: A randomised controlled trial

Abstract

Objective: To compare perioperative characteristics, short-term, and long-term outcomes for laparoscopic Burch colposuspension (LBC) and open Burch colposuspension (OBC) for the treatment of urinary stress incontinence. Design: Randomised surgical trial with single blinding. Setting: Three tertiary level teaching hospitals involving seven surgeons of varying skill levels. Population: Two hundred women with urodynamic stress incontinence (USI). Methods: The two groups were treated in identical fashion, except for the laparoscopic or open approach to surgery. Attempts were made to blind the subjects and the observers obtaining outcome data to treatment group. Analyses were adjusted for surgeon..