5-year continence rates, satisfaction and adverse events of burch urethropexy and fascial sling surgery for urinary incontinence.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

We characterized continence, satisfaction and adverse events in women at least 5 years after Burch urethropexy or fascial sling with longitudinal followup of randomized clinical trial participants.

Materials and methods

Of 655 women who participated in a randomized surgical trial comparing the efficacy of the Burch and sling treatments 482 (73.6%) enrolled in this long-term observational study. Urinary continence status was assessed yearly for a minimum of 5 years postoperatively. Continence was defined as no urinary leakage on a 3-day voiding diary, and no self-reported stress incontinence symptoms and no stress incontinence surgical re-treatment.

Results

Incontinent participants were more likely to enroll in the followup study than continent patients (85.5%

SUBMITTER: Brubaker L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3586411 | biostudies-literature | 2012 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature