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The effects of the tension-free vaginal tape on voiding function: a prospective evaluation.
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- Incontinence-specific quality of life measures used in trials of treatments for female urinary incontinence: a systematic review.International urogynecology journal and pelvic floor dysfunction · 2006Pooled it
- Twelve months effect on voiding function of retropubic compared with outside-in and inside-out transobturator midurethral slings.International urogynecology journal · 2012Trial
- A multi-centre, randomised clinical control trial comparing the retropubic (RP) approach versus the transobturator approach (TO) for tension-free, suburethral sling treatment of urodynamic stress incontinence: the TORP study.International urogynecology journal and pelvic floor dysfunction · 2008Trial
- Clinical implications of underactive bladder.Investigative and clinical urology · 2017Review
- Female obstruction after incontinence surgery may present different urodynamic patterns.International urogynecology journal · 2013Article
- The role of a surgical learning curve in urethral obstruction following autologous fascial sling: a case-series study.International urogynecology journal · 2012Article
- Changes in urodynamic measures two years after Burch colposuspension or autologous sling surgery.Urology · 2011Article
- Functional and quality of life outcome of transobturator tape for treatment of female stress urinary.International urogynecology journal · 2011Article
- Risk factors leading to midurethral sling revision: a multicenter case-control study.International urogynecology journal · 2010Article
- Does the MONARC transobturator suburethral sling cause post-operative voiding dysfunction? A prospective study.International urogynecology journal and pelvic floor dysfunction · 2006Article
- Voiding dysfunction after the tension-free vaginal tape procedure.Current urology reports · 2005Review
- Urodynamics in the era of tension-free slings: defining the role.Current urology reports · 2004Review
- Mini-invasive tension-free surgery for female urinary incontinence.Il Giornale di chirurgiaReview
- The tension-free vaginal tape operation: a Swedish connection and Taiwan experience.International urogynecology journal and pelvic floor dysfunctionArticle
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Abstract
The impact of tension-free vaginal tape (TVT) on voiding function was studied in a cohort of 103 patients. Voiding was assessed with quality of life questionnaires, non-invasive urine flow and voiding pressure-flow studies both preoperatively and 1 year postoperatively. Paired t-tests and Wilcoxon's signed ranks tests were used for analysis. Data from 65 patients were analyzed. Subjective voiding function did not change; however, maximum flow rates decreased by up to 43%: from 29 ml/s to 16 ml/s on free flow studies. This was associated with a 27% increase in detrusor pressure at maximum flow: from 15 to 19 cmH(2)O. Postvoid residuals were not clinically different, changing from a median of 15 ml to 30 ml postoperatively. Thirty-eight patients (37%) required postoperative catheterization for urinary retention (median duration 4 days). We concluded that the TVT sling reduces maximum flow rates without clinically significant effects on detrusor pressure, residual urine or subjective voiding.
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