Effectiveness and Safety of Shorter Incontinence Slings.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction and hypothesis

Traditional slings, tension-free vaginal tape obturator inside-out (TVT-O) and tension-free vaginal tape (TVT), have well-documented continence outcomes but can cause serious complications. This study was aimed at evaluating whether slings with less synthetic material, Ajust™ and TVT-O Abbrevo™ (TVT-A), have comparable 6- to 12-month failure and complication rates, including risk of prolonged postoperative pain, compared with traditional slings.

Methods

A registry study from the Norwegian Female Incontinence Registry (NFIR) including 611 Ajust™, 2,772 TVT-A, and 18,612 traditional slings was carried out. Preoperative, surgical, and 6- to 12-month follow-up data from the period 2009-2021 were used. Objective failure was defined as ≥ 1-g leakage on

SUBMITTER: Rimstad K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11785704 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature