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ArticleInternational urogynecology journal and pelvic floor dysfunction2007

Trans-obturator surgery for stress urinary incontinence: 1-year follow-up of a cohort of 52 women.

Anne Dobson, Magali Robert, Cheryl Swaby, Magnus Murphy, Colin Birch, Tom Mainprize, Sue Ross

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Article in International urogynecology journal and pelvic floor dysfunction, 2007. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

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6 citing papers in PubMed.

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  5. Mesh infection without erosion after ObTape sling insertion: a diagnostic challenge.International urogynecology journal and pelvic floor dysfunction · 2007
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors.

Anne DobsonDivision of Pelvic Floor Disorders and Reconstructive Surgery, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Calgary, 4th Floor, North Tower, Foothills Medical Centre, 1403-29 Street NW, Calgary, Alberta, T2N 2T9, Canada.
Magali Robert
Cheryl Swaby
Magnus Murphy
Colin Birch
Tom Mainprize
Sue Ross

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

This study was a 1-year follow-up of a cohort of 52 women who underwent trans-obturator tape (TOT) procedures using Obtape. Follow-up information was available for 45/52 (87%) women. The rate of erosions was 8/52 (15%). Among 34 women examined, 26% experienced tenderness on palpation of operative site, and 72% were objectively cured on pad test. Forty women completed questionnaires (median Incontinence Impact Questionnaire-7, 0; median Urogenital Distress Inventory-6, 17) and of those, 93% would recommend TOT to a friend. We found a high rate of erosions among our cohort. Our high rate of erosions may be a result of our review of the majority of the cohort, and it is likely related to the specific device used (Obtape). The majority of women were satisfied with the outcome. Before introducing new procedures into widespread clinical practice, it is important to rigorously investigate their outcomes.

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Suburethral SlingsAgedCohort StudiesFemaleFollow-Up StudiesHumansMiddle AgedPostoperative ComplicationsSurveys and QuestionnairesTreatment OutcomeUrinary Incontinence, StressVaginal Diseases

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