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ArticleBioMed research international2016

TOT 8/4: A Way to Standardize the Surgical Procedure of a Transobturator Tape.

Sebastian Ludwig, Martin Stumm, Peter Mallmann, Wolfram Jager

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Article in BioMed research international, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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5 citing papers in PubMed, 11 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Sebastian LudwigDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Division of Urogynecology and Pelvic Floor Surgery, University of Cologne, Kerpener Strasse 34, 50931 Cologne, Germany.
Martin StummDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Division of Urogynecology and Pelvic Floor Surgery, University of Cologne, Kerpener Strasse 34, 50931 Cologne, Germany.
Peter MallmannDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Division of Urogynecology and Pelvic Floor Surgery, University of Cologne, Kerpener Strasse 34, 50931 Cologne, Germany.
Wolfram JagerDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Division of Urogynecology and Pelvic Floor Surgery, University of Cologne, Kerpener Strasse 34, 50931 Cologne, Germany.
University of Cologne · DE

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Suburethral tapes are placed "tension-free" below the urethra. Several studies reported considerable differences of the distance between urethra and tape. These distances ranged from 1 to 10 mm amongst different patients. This either caused urethral obstruction or had no effect on urinary incontinence. Therefore, we decided to standardize the procedure by placing a Hegar dilator of 8-millimeter diameter in the urethra and another Hegar dilator of 4-millimeter diameter between the urethra and the tape during transobturator tape placement. Using that simple technique, which we named "TOT 8/4," we observed that 83% of the tapes were placed in the desired distance between 3 and 5 millimeters below the urethra.

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FemaleHumansMaleSuburethral SlingsSurgical MeshUrethraUrinary Incontinence

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