Transobturatoric tape procedure for female stress urinary incontinence

Recent advances in tape slings for female urinary stress incontinence.

Sling therapy is the enhanced surgical support of the urethra. In this article, the history of the use of slings for the surgical treatment of female urinary stress incontinence is reviewed, and the usual surgical routes for retropubic (transvaginal) or transobturator tape passage are described. The latest innovation in sling therapy is the use of minislings, which are short tape mesh implants ...

[Novel surgical procedure for the treatment of female stress urinary incontinence by using transobturator vaginal tape].

INTRODUCTION/AIM Current method in the treatment of female urinary incontinence implies the placement of tension-free suburethral vaginal tape, using a retropubic or transobturator approach. Considering numerous complications related to retropubic approach, we reported the results of transobturator procedure in prospective study. METHODS We used a non-absorbable polypropylene tape with the ou...

Surgical treatment of female stress urinary incontinence: retropubictransvaginal tape vs. transvaginal tape obturator.

AIM To compare two different operative techniques for stress urinary incontinence in women, transvaginal tape obturator(TVT-O) and retropubictransvaginal tape(TVT). METHODS The study included 63 women, of which 32 received TVT-O and 31 were treated with TVT. Follow-up for all patients was done after 1, 3, 6 and 12 months, and yearly thereafter. Each visit included objective evaluations (post-...

Effects and Effectiveness of the Tension-free Vaginal Tape Procedure for Treatment of Female Stress Urinary Incontinence

Long-term Outcomes of Tension-free Vaginal Tape Procedure for Treatment of Female Stress Urinary Incontinence with Intrinsic Sphincter Deficiency

PURPOSE To assess the long-term outcomes of tension-free vaginal tape (TVT) for stress urinary incontinence (SUI) with intrinsic sphincter deficiency (ISD) and to identify influencing factors for failure in these cases. METHODS A total of 136 women who underwent TVT procedures with minimum follow-up duration of 3 years were included in the study. Patients were divided into two groups (non-ISD...