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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
2008-2-4
pubmed:abstractText
We present comparative short-term experience with the transvaginal (TVT) and the transobturator (TVT-O) approaches for the treatment of stress urinary incontinence (SUI). We studied 315 women with SUI, treated with a tension-free tape placement. The TVT approach was applied in 265 women, while 50 women were treated by the TVT-O approach. The mean operation time was 25 and 17 min in the TVT and TVT-O group, respectively (p<0.001). In the TVT group, continence rates were 87% after 1 year, while in the TVT-O group, the continence rate was 94%. Postoperative pain was reported in 14.4 and 28% of the TVT and TVT-O patients, respectively (p=0.02). Complications such as bladder perforation, retropubic hematoma, and urinary retention took place only in the TVT group. Urinary tract infections were recorded in 20 and 8% of the TVT and TVT-O patients, respectively (p=0.04), while vaginal erosion took place in 1.5 and 2% and de novo urgency in 14 and 8%. Both approaches show high rates of cure at the first postoperative year, while complications are less with the TVT-O procedure.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Mar
pubmed:author
pubmed:volume
19
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
357-60
pubmed:dateRevised
2011-8-18
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2008
pubmed:articleTitle
Transvaginal vs transobturator approach for synthetic sling placement in patients with stress urinary incontinence.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Urology, Hippocratio General Hospital of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Comparative Study