Treatment success of retropubic and transobturator mid urethral slings at 24 months.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

Longer term comparative efficacy information regarding transobturator and retropubic mid urethral slings is needed. We report 24-month continence rates, complications and symptom outcomes from a randomized equivalence trial.

Materials and methods

Primary outcomes were objective (negative stress test, negative pad test and no re-treatment for stress urinary incontinence) and subjective (no self-report of stress urinary incontinence symptoms, no leakage episodes on 3-day bladder diary and no re-treatment for stress urinary incontinence) success at 24 months. The predetermined equivalence margin was ± 12%.

Results

Of 597 randomized participants 516 (86.4%) were assessed. Objective success rates for retropubic and transobturator mid urethral slings were 77.3% and

SUBMITTER: Albo ME 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4367868 | biostudies-literature | 2012 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature