Trial reportInternational urogynecology journal2010
A randomized trial comparing tension-free vaginal tape with tension-free vaginal tape-obturator: 36-month results.
Trial report in International urogynecology journal, 2010. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 15 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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15 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 44 citations in OpenAlex.
- Mid-urethral sling operations for stress urinary incontinence in women.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2017Pooled it
- Incontinence-specific quality of life measures used in trials of sling procedures for female stress urinary incontinence: a meta-analysis.International urology and nephrology · 2015Pooled it
- Comparison between the retropubic and transobturator approaches in the treatment of female stress urinary incontinence: a systematic review and meta-analysis of effectiveness and complications.International braz j urol : official journal of the Brazilian Society of UrologyPooled it
- Retropubic tension-free vaginal tape and inside-out transobturator tape: a long-term randomized trial.International urogynecology journal · 2016Trial
- Prevalence of urinary urgency symptoms decreases by mid-urethral sling procedures for treatment of stress incontinence.International urogynecology journal · 2011Trial
- The True Impact of Voiding Dysfunctions after Transobturator Sub-Urethral Tape Procedures: A Systematic Review of Literature.Journal of clinical medicine · 2024Review
- Increased risk for stress urinary incontinence in women with postmenopausal hormone therapy.International urogynecology journal · 2019Article
- TVT versus TOT in the treatment of female stress urinary incontinence: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Therapeutics and clinical risk management · 2018Article
- Impact of transobturator vaginal tape on female stress urinary incontinence and sexual function.Arab journal of urology · 2017Article
- Safety considerations for synthetic sling surgery.Nature reviews. Urology · 2015Review
- The effectiveness of urinary incontinence treatments measured using the 15D Health-Related Quality of Life instrument.International urogynecology journal · 2014Observational
- Retropubic versus transobturator slings--are the outcomes changing with time?Current urology reports · 2013Review
- The fate of synthetic mid-urethral slings in 2013: A turning point.Arab journal of urology · 2013Review
- Efficacy of TVT-SECUR and factors affecting cure of female stress urinary incontinence: 3-year follow-up.International urogynecology journal · 2012Article
- Sexual function following outside-in transobturator midurethral sling procedures: a prospective study.International urogynecology journal · 2012Article
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8 authors at 7 institutions in 1 country.
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Abstract
introduction and hypothesisThis is a randomized multicenter study comparing two mid-urethra tape procedures, the tension-free vaginal tape (TVT) with the tension-free vaginal tape-obturator (TVT-O) in terms of cure rate and complication rate.
methodsSeven Finnish hospitals participated. Power calculations required 130 women in each group to detect a 10% difference in cure rate. A total of 267 underwent the allocated operation. Follow-up was scheduled at 2, 12, 36 and 60 months. A cough stress test was used as an objective outcome measure. Subjective outcome was assessed by five different condition-specific quality of life questionnaires.
resultsAt 36 months of follow-up, 96% of the patients were evaluated. Objective cure rate was 94.6% in the TVT group and 89.5% in the TVT-O group (p = 0.131). Subjective cure rates were significant with no difference between the groups.
conclusionThe TVT and the TVT-O are equally effective in the treatment of stress urinary incontinence after 36-month follow-up with no difference in complication rates.
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