[Decisional tree for treating non-neurological urinary incontinence in women]. / Traitement de l'incontinence urinaire féminine non neurologique: arbre décisionnel.

The physiopathology of urinary incontinence in women is complex. It must be thoroughly understood to orient the therapeutic choices available to patients. In urge incontinence, the initial management is above all conservatory, based on medical treatments and rehabilitation. In stress urinary incontinence, the quality of the urethra guides the indications for support techniques, with suburethral slings taking the lead and a preference for the retropubic approach in cases of sphincter deficiency with mobility of the urethrovesical junction preserved. In mixed urinary incontinence, the choices are always difficult and generally one begins with treating the component that is the most uncomfortable for the patient. Whatever choice is made, one must be aware that the first treatment often influences future treatments.

[Role of embolization in renal angiomyolipomas]. / Rôle de l'embolisation dans les angiomyolipomes du rein.

OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study is to present the role of embolization in the treatment of renal angiomyolipoma (AML) in cases of hemorrhage and to prevent bleeding. METHODS: Over a period of 10 years, 35 AMLs in 34 patients, recruited in two medical centers, were treated with embolization: 16/35 AML were treated urgently to stop bleeding, and 19/35 AML had preventive embolization. Six patients were completely asymptomatic and 13 had a history of previous hematoma or flank pain. Catheterization was highly selective in all cases (coaxial microcatheter in 19 cases), and for embolization we used nonresorbable microparticles, coils, and alcohol. RESULTS: When patients presented with acute bleeding, embolization was efficient in 80% of cases; another embolization was necessary in two cases, and surgery in two others. In six of these cases, surgery was planned and done at a later date. When treatment was preventive, one embolization was necessary in 17 cases, and two embolizations per case were necessary in the other two. Over a period of 18 months of follow-up, we observed a 28% decrease in tumor volume; four patients were treated by surgery at a later date. CONCLUSION: Embolization is the technique of choice to treat a bleeding AML urgently. When preventive treatment is considered, in symptomatic or asymptomatic AML, embolization can be an alternative for surgery, but more data is needed to specify its proper place in the management of these tumors.