Sonographic sling position and cure rate 10-years after TVT- O procedure.

ABSTRACT:

Aim

To examine the position of the TVT-O sling 10 years postoperatively and its association with outcome.

Methods

A total of 124 patients who received a TVT-O sling at two centers in 2004 and 2007 were invited for follow-up. The position of the sling on perineal ultrasound was described relative to the bladder neck and the lower margin of the pubic symphysis at rest and on Valsalva. Objective cure was defined as a negative cough stress test at 300 ml. Subjective cure was evaluated with the Kings´ Health Questionnaire (KHQ), Incontinence Outcome Questionnaire (IOQ), Female Sexual Function Index Questionnaire (FSFI) and the Patient Global Impression of Improvement score (PGII).

Results

78 of 124 patients (57%) were available for follow-up 10 years after surgery. I Eleve

SUBMITTER: Tamma A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6322787 | biostudies-literature | 2019

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature