ArticleInternational urogynecology journal2013
Seventeen years' follow-up of the tension-free vaginal tape procedure for female stress urinary incontinence.
Article in International urogynecology journal, 2013. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to 3 registered trials, which are not on this map. Cited by 94 papers, 4 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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Precise Transvaginal Tape Placement Trial
TVT Versus Bulkamid®-Injections in Treatment of Stress Urinary Incontinence - Patient Satisfaction and Complications of the Treatment
TVT-ABBREVO Versus SERASIS for the Treatment of Female Urinary Stress Incontinence: 1 Year Outcomes of a Comparative Study With 2 Trans-obturator Sub Mid Urethral Slings
Who cites it
94 citing papers in PubMed, 4 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 277 citations in OpenAlex.
- Single-incision sling operations for urinary incontinence in women.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2023Pooled it
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- Mid-urethral sling operations for stress urinary incontinence in women.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2017Pooled it
- Medium-term and long-term outcomes following placement of midurethral slings for stress urinary incontinence: a systematic review and metaanalysis.International urogynecology journal · 2015Pooled it
- A Randomized Comparison of Transobturator Tape with the Plication of Urethral Ligaments in the Treatment of Stress Urinary Incontinence.International urogynecology journal · 2025Trial
- Twelve-Year Follow-Up of a Randomised Controlled Trial Comparing the Effectiveness of Pelvic Floor Muscle Training Versus Mid-Urethral Sling Surgery for Female Moderate to Severe Urinary Incontinence.BJOG : an international journal of obstetrics and gynaecology · 2025Trial
- Using clinical estimate or catheter measurement of urethral mid-point result in similar retropubic mid-urethral sling position: a randomized trial.International urogynecology journal · 2022Trial
- Tension-Free Vaginal Tape and Polyacrylamide Hydrogel Injection for Primary Stress Urinary Incontinence: 3-Year Followup from a Randomized Clinical Trial.The Journal of urology · 2022Trial
- TVT versus laparoscopic mesh colposuspension: 5-year follow-up results of a randomized clinical trial.International urogynecology journal · 2015Trial
- Long-Term Outcomes of Midurethral Slings: A Narrative Review of Objective and Patient-Reported Trajectories.International urogynecology journal · 2026Review
- Intraurethral cross-linked hyaluronic acid/dextranomer (DEXSUI®) injection versus mid-urethral sling for stress urinary incontinence: a comparative short-term outcome analysis.The Canadian journal of urology · 2026Article
- Persistent or Recurrent Urinary Incontinence 8 Years After Midurethral Sling Surgery: A Retrospective Cohort Study.International urogynecology journal · 2025Article
- Comments on "Application of human breast acellular dermal matrix (hbADM) in sling surgery for female stress urinary incontinence: a phase 1 clinical trial".World journal of urology · 2025Article
- Tension-Free Vaginal Tape versus Polyacrylamide Hydrogel Bulking Agent for Stress Urinary Incontinence: Patient Choice and Outcomes in Finland.International urogynecology journal · 2025Article
- Application of human breast acellular dermal matrix (hbADM) in sling surgery for female stress urinary incontinence: a phase 1 clinical trial.World journal of urology · 2025Article
- Characterizing the structural properties and porosity of mid-urethral slings with varied manufacturing techniques.Frontiers in bioengineering and biotechnology · 2025Article
- Long-Term Outcomes of Tension-Free Vaginal Tape Procedures in Argentine Women: Our First Report After 20 Years.International urogynecology journal · 2025Article
- Use of synthetic slings in the treatment of female stress urinary incontinence: Number 2 - 2025.Revista brasileira de ginecologia e obstetricia : revista da Federacao Brasileira das Sociedades de Ginecologia e Obstetricia · 2025Article
- Cough-Induced Detrusor Overactivity-Outcome after Conservative and Surgical Treatment.Journal of clinical medicine · 2024Article
- Long-term sexual function after mid-urethral slings for stress urinary incontinence in women.Acta obstetricia et gynecologica Scandinavica · 2024Observational
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5 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.
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Abstract
introduction and hypothesisThe minimally invasive tension-free vaginal tape (TVT) operation has become the "gold standard" of incontinence surgery. The aim of the present study was to evaluate the long-term effect of the tape material and to assess the continence status 17 years after surgery
methodsA cohort of 90 women operated upon with the TVT procedure at three Nordic centers has been prospectively followed for 17 years. All of the women alive according to national registries were contacted and invited to visit the clinics for evaluation. Pelvic examination was performed to reveal any adverse effects of the tape material. Objective and subjective continence status were assessed by a cough stress test and the patients' global impression of improvement as well as by condition-specific quality of life questionnaires.
resultsSeventy-eight percent of the potentially assessable women were evaluated either by a clinic visit or by a telephone interview. One case of a minimal, symptom-free tape extrusion was seen. No other tape complications occurred. Over 90 % of the women were objectively continent. Eighty-seven per cent were subjectively cured or significantly improved.
conclusionThe TVT operation is durable for 17 years, with a high satisfaction rate and no serious long-term tape-induced adverse effects.
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