Short-term assessment of a tension-free vaginal tape for treating female stress urinary incontinence

• Type: Article in International Scientific Journal
• Date: 2009

Authors

Rui Oliveira (Author) FMUP; André Santos silva (Author) FMUP; Rui Pinto (Author) FMUP; João Silva (Author) FMUP; Carlos Silva (Author) FMUP; Miguel Guimarães (Author) FMUP; Dinis P (Author) FMUP; Cruz F (Author) FMUP

Journal

Title: BJU International

Vol. 104 No. 2

Pages: 225-228

ISSN: 1464-4096

Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell

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Scientific classification

FOS: Medical and Health sciences > Clinical medicine

Other information

Authenticus ID: P-003-HN9

DOI: 10.1111/j.1464-410x.2008.08330.x

Abstract (EN): OBJECTIVE To evaluate the short-term surgical complications and results of a tension-free vaginal tape (TVT) system (TVT-Secur(TM), Gynecare, Ethicon, Somerville, NJ, USA) in the treatment of female stress urinary incontinence (SUI). PATIENTS AND METHODS TVT-Secur was applied to 107 women with SUI through a vaginal incision and left abutting the urethra. Postoperative pain, complications, de novo lower urinary tract symptoms, incontinence cure rate and the King's Health Questionnaire (KHQ) score were evaluated. RESULTS The operative duration was 12 min; the mean pain score was 2.3 and only one patient had transient voiding difficulties. After a mean follow-up of 15 months, 71% of the patients were dry and 14% improved. The KHQ scores decreased significantly for most subscores. Urgency appeared de novo in six patients (5.6%), and vaginal erosion required one TVT-Secur explantation. CONCLUSION This study shows that TVT-Secur is a simple and safe treatment for female SUI, but before recommending this sling as a first choice for treating SUI, TVT-Secur must pass the test of time and comparative studies with conventional slings.

Language: English

Type (Professor's evaluation): Scientific

No. of pages: 4