Long-term Safety of Synthetic Midurethral Sling Implantation for the Treatment of Stress Urinary Incontinence in Adult Women: A Systematic Review.

ABSTRACT:

Context

Midurethral slings (MUSs) are the most used therapy for the treatment of stress urinary incontinence (SUI). While warning signals about potential complications have been raised worldwide, there is a lack of safety data especially in the long term.

Objective

Our objective was to evaluate synthetic MUS safety outcomes at long term in adult women.

Evidence acquisition

We included all studies evaluating MUSs in adult women with SUI. All synthetic MUSs have been considered: tension-free vaginal tape (TVT), transobturator tape (TOT), and mini-slings. The primary outcome was the reoperation rate at 5 yr.

Evidence synthesis

Of 5586 references screened after duplicate removal, 44 studies (8218 patients) were included. Among these, nine were randomized controlled

SUBMITTER: Guillot-Tantay C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10276216 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature