A study of the anatomy and injection techniques of the ovine stifle by positive contrast arthrography, computed tomography arthrography and gross anatomical dissection

in Veterinary Journal (in press)

An anatomic comparison of the original versus a modified inside-out transobturator procedure

in International Urogynecology Journal & Pelvic Floor Dysfunction (2011)

La plateforme ExAMS, un "assessment management system" pour instrumenter la construction et la gestion qualité des évaluations des apprentissages

in Blais, Jean-Guy (Ed.) Evaluation des apprentissages et technologie de l'information et de la communication - Tome 2 (2011)

Le laboratoire d’Anatomie : un banc d’essai des nouvelles technologies

in Revue Médicale de Liège (2010), 65(Synthèse 2010), 35-40

L'image du mois. Découverte fortuite d'un pseudo-anévrysme post-traumatique de l'isthme aortique après 15 ans de latence

in Revue Médicale de Liège (2010), 65(11), 603-5

An anatomic comparison of the traditional TVT-O versus a modified TVT-O procedure

in Gynecological Surgery (2010), 7(Suppl 1), 121

TVT-O for the Treatment of Female Stress Urinary Incontinence: Results of a Prospective Study after a 3-Year Minimum Follow-Up

in European Urology (2008), 53(2), 401-8

OBJECTIVES: Medium-term results of transobturator tapes for the treatment of female stress urinary incontinence (SUI) are largely unknown. We analyzed the 3-yr results of a prospective, observational ... [more ▼]

OBJECTIVES: Medium-term results of transobturator tapes for the treatment of female stress urinary incontinence (SUI) are largely unknown. We analyzed the 3-yr results of a prospective, observational study designed to evaluate the safety and efficacy of the TVT-O procedure. METHODS: Preoperative and postoperative evaluations included physical examination, uroflowmetry and postvoid residual (PVR) measurement, and urinary symptoms and quality of life (QoL) questionnaires. Data were compared by means of the Wilcoxon matched pairs test. RESULTS: Between March 2003 and December 2003, 102 consecutive patients with clinical and urodynamic diagnoses of SUI who fulfilled inclusion and exclusion criteria underwent the TVT-O procedure; the latter was associated with pelvic organ prolapse treatment in 16 patients (15.7%). Three-year minimum follow-up (median, 40 mo) was available for 91 patients (89.2%). No erosion or persistent pain was noted. Four patients required tape release or section. Disappearance and improvement of SUI were observed in 88.4% and 9.3% of the patients, respectively. These cure rates were similar to those obtained 1 yr after the operation (p=0.55). Frequency and urge symptoms were improved at 3 yr (p<0.005). Whereas maximum flow rates were somewhat decreased (p=0.01), the severity of obstructive symptoms and PVR volumes were not statistically different (p=0.11 and p=0.32, respectively). Incontinence severity and QoL scale scores were largely better than preoperative ones (p<0.001) and did not differ from those reported at 1 yr (p=0.15 and p=0.08, respectively). CONCLUSIONS: The TVT-O procedure is a safe and efficient treatment of female SUI, with maintenance of high cure rates after a 3-yr minimum follow-up. [less ▲]

L'anatomie au secours des cliniciens face à une douleur répétitive abdominale: le syndrome de la pince aorto-mésentérique

in Revue Médicale de Liège (2007), 62(2), 73-76

Cure d’incontinence urinaire masculine par prothèse sous-bulbaire trans-obturatrice in-out

Conference (2007)

Inside out transobturator vaginal tape for the treatment of female stress urinary incontinence: Interim results of a prospective study after a 1-year minimum followup

in Journal of Urology (The) (2006), 175(6), 2191-2195

Purpose: We analyzed the results of a prospective, observational trial designed to assess the safety and efficacy of the TVT-O procedure for female SUI. Materials and Methods: Preoperative and ... [more ▼]

Purpose: We analyzed the results of a prospective, observational trial designed to assess the safety and efficacy of the TVT-O procedure for female SUI. Materials and Methods: Preoperative and postoperative evaluations included physical examination, and urinary symptom and quality of life scale questionnaires. Results: Between March 2003 and December 2004, 253 patients with clinical and urodynamic diagnoses of SUI who fulfilled inclusion and exclusion criteria were enrolled in the trial and underwent the TVT-O procedure. No significant intraoperative complications were observed. One-year minimum followup was available on 99 of the initial 102 patients, of whom 16 had undergone concomitant pelvic organ prolapse surgical treatment. The SUI complete cure rate was 91%. No patient had vaginal or urethral erosion. Four patients required tape release or section. Frequency and urge symptoms improved after the operation (p < 0.001). The severity of obstructive symptoms slightly increased postoperatively in the group of patients who did not undergo associated pelvic organ prolapse treatment (p < 0.05), while maximum flow rates somewhat decreased (p < 0.001) and post-void residual urine volumes somewhat increased (p < 0.005). Most patients reported a significant decrease in incontinence severity and improvement in quality of life (p < 0.0001). Conclusions: The results of this study, which suggest that the TVT-O procedure is a safe and efficient surgical treatment for female SUI, warrant further comparative evaluation of this procedure with retropubic and outside in transobturator approaches in appropriately designed, prospective, randomized trials. [less ▲]