ArticleInternational urogynecology journal2017
Dynamic assessment of sling function on transperineal ultrasound: does it correlate with outcomes 1 year following surgery?
Article in International urogynecology journal, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT06731985 (The FAST- Study), which is not on this map. Cited by 14 papers.
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The FAST- Study: The Follow-up After Shorter Tapes Study Effectiveness and Safety of Shorter Trans-obturator Tapes: A Prospective Observational Study From the Norwegian Female Incontinence Registry
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14 citing papers in PubMed, 39 citations in OpenAlex.
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- Are Transperineal Ultrasound Parameters Useful to Predict Incontinence in Patients with Single-Incision Mini-Slings?Tomography (Ann Arbor, Mich.) · 2022Observational
- Transobturator tape versus single incision sling: how are they different? Clinical outcomes and ultrasonographic features of two mid-urethral slings.World journal of urology · 2022Article
- Mid-term results of the Remeex® readjustable sling for female complex stress urinary incontinence and sonographic hypomobile urethra.International urogynecology journal · 2022Observational
- Translabial ultrasound: a non-invasive technique for assessing "technical errors" after TOT failure.International urogynecology journal · 2022Article
- Construction of a Prognostic Score for Ultrasound Evaluation of the Transobturator Sling for Stress Urinary Incontinence.Journal of clinical medicine · 2022Article
- Clinical application of 2D and 3D pelvic floor ultrasound of mid-urethral slings and vaginal wall mesh.International urogynecology journal · 2019Review
- Pelvic floor ultrasound in the diagnosis of sling complications.World journal of urology · 2018Article
- New frontiers in molecular and imaging research on evaluation and diagnosis of bladder outlet obstruction in women.Current bladder dysfunction reports · 2017Article
- Urogynecology digest Presented by Aparna Hegde.International urogynecology journal · 2015Article
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Abstract
introduction and hypothesisTo correlate dynamic assessment of sling function using 2D and 3D transperineal ultrasound with outcomes following transobturator sling surgery.
methodsThis is an unmatched case-control study of 100 patients who underwent transobturator sling surgery at our center between 2009 and 2012. Group A (n = 50) patients had successful outcomes and group B (n = 50) patients had suboptimal outcomes 1 year following surgery. The patients underwent 2D dynamic and 3D transperineal ultrasound. The two groups were compared with regard to the deformability of the sling on Valsalva, the concordance of urethral movement with the sling, and location of the sling.
resultsWhen compared with group B, group A had a significantly greater number of patients in whom the sling deformed at Valsalva (flat at rest, curving into a c-shape at Valsalva), the urethral movement was concordant with the sling and the sling had a midurethral location (p < 0.0001). In all 17 patients in group B in whom the urethra moved in a concordant manner with the sling (34%), the sling did not deform on Valsalva maneuver and was located proximally. In all 15 patients in group A in whom the sling remained either flat or curved (30%), the urethra moved concordant with the sling and the sling was in midurethral location.
conclusionsOn 2D and 3D transperineal ultrasound, the best outcomes following transobturator sling surgery are associated with concordance of urethral movement with the sling, midurethral location, and deformability of the sling on dynamic assessment.
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