ArticleInternational urogynecology journal2010
Tape functionality: position, change in shape, and outcome after TVT procedure--mid-term results.
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- Transrectal Biplane Ultrasound Combined with Cotton Swab Marking of the External Urethral Orifice for Evaluating the Postoperative Position of Transobturator Mid-Urethral Sling: A Study on Standardized Ultrasound Measurement and Inter-Observer Reliability.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- The Evolution of Pelvic Floor Ultrasound: From Urinary Incontinence and Pelvic Organ Prolapse to Maternal Birth Trauma, Levator Avulsion and Anal Sphincter Tears.International urogynecology journal · 2026Review
- Outcomes of Sling Removal in Women with Chronic Voiding Dysfunction: A Retrospective Observational Study.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Sonography as a Diagnostic Tool in Midurethral Sling Complications: A Narrative Review.Journal of clinical medicine · 2024Review
- Translabial ultrasound evaluation after tension-free transobturator tape technique: Outcomes based on the tape's position.International journal of gynaecology and obstetrics: the official organ of the International Federation of Gynaecology and Obstetrics · 2023Article
- Translabial ultrasound: a non-invasive technique for assessing "technical errors" after TOT failure.International urogynecology journal · 2022Article
- Correlation between translabial ultrasound parameters and outcomes in retropubic mid-urethral slings: can we predict success?World journal of urology · 2021Article
- The role of TVT position in relation to the pubic symphysis in eliminating the symptoms of stress urinary incontinence and urethral funneling.Journal of ultrasonography · 2019Article
- Clinical application of 2D and 3D pelvic floor ultrasound of mid-urethral slings and vaginal wall mesh.International urogynecology journal · 2019Review
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- Impact of radical hysterectomy on the transobturator sling pathway: a retrospective three-dimensional magnetic resonance imaging study.International urogynecology journal · 2018Article
- Pelvic Floor 3D Ultrasound of Women with a TVT, TVT-O, or TVT-S for Stress Urinary Incontinence at the Three-year Follow-up.Revista brasileira de ginecologia e obstetricia : revista da Federacao Brasileira das Sociedades de Ginecologia e Obstetricia · 2017Article
- Repeatability and reproducibility of measurements of the suburethral tape location obtained in pelvic floor ultrasound performed with a transvaginal probe.Journal of ultrasonography · 2017Article
- Assessment of urethral support using MRI-derived computational modeling of the female pelvis.International urogynecology journal · 2016Article
- Tomographic Ultrasound Imaging to Control the Placement of Tension-Free Transobturator Tape in Female Urinary Stress Incontinence.BioMed research international · 2016Article
- TOT 8/4: A Way to Standardize the Surgical Procedure of a Transobturator Tape.BioMed research international · 2016Article
- Vaginal excision of the sub-urethral sling: analysis of indications, safety and outcome.Archives of medical science : AMS · 2015Article
- Management of recurrent stress urinary incontinence after failed midurethral sling: a survey of members of the International Urogynecological Association (IUGA).International urogynecology journal · 2015Article
- The Single-Incision Sling to Treat Female Stress Urinary Incontinence: A Dynamic Computational Study of Outcomes and Risk Factors.Journal of biomechanical engineering · 2015Article
- Safety considerations for synthetic sling surgery.Nature reviews. Urology · 2015Review
Corrections and comments
- Erratum issued
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6 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.
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Abstract
introduction and hypothesisThis study evaluates the relevance of the tape position and change in shape (tape functionality) under in vivo conditions for mid-term outcome.
methodsChanges in the sonographic tension-free vaginal tape (TVT) position relative to the percentage urethral length and the tape-urethra distance were determined after 6 and 48 months in 41 women with stress urinary incontinence.
resultsAt 48 months, 76% (31/41) of women were cured, 17% (7/41) were improved, and 7% (3/41) were failures. Disturbed bladder voiding was present in 12% (5/41), de novo urge incontinence in 7% (3/41). The median TVT position was at 63% of urethral length. Median tape-urethra distance was 2.7 mm, ranging from 2.9 mm in continent patients without complications to 1.1 mm in those with obstructive complications. Patients with postoperative urine loss had a median distance of 3.9 mm. The tape was stretched at rest and C-shaped during straining in 15 of 41 women (37%) at 48 months (all continent). Patients with this tape functionality at 6 months were also cured at 48 months in 86% of cases (19/22), and only 14% (3/22) showed recurrent incontinence.
conclusionsMid-term data suggest an optimal outcome if the tape is positioned at least 2 mm from the urethra at the junction of the middle and distal thirds. Patients with optimal tape functionality at 6 months are likely to show mid-term therapeutic success.
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