ArticleInternational urogynecology journal2017
Long-term clinical outcomes with the retropubic tension-free vaginal tape (TVT) procedure compared to Burch colposuspension for correcting stress urinary incontinence (SUI).
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- Long-Term Outcomes and Recurrence Rates of TVT versus TVTO in Female Stress Urinary Incontinence: A Systematic Review of Studies with ≥5-Year Follow-Up.International urogynecology journal · 2025Pooled it
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- A Nordic perspective on female stress urinary incontinence care: Lessons for shared clinical practice.Acta obstetricia et gynecologica Scandinavica · 2026Review
- The management of vaginal prolapse and stress incontinence mesh complications in a quaternary mesh complications service in the United Kingdom (U.K): a 5-year observational study.BMC women's health · 2025Observational
- Long-term sexual function after mid-urethral slings for stress urinary incontinence in women.Acta obstetricia et gynecologica Scandinavica · 2024Observational
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- Surgical Treatments for Women with Stress Urinary Incontinence: A Systematic Review.Life (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Review
- Urinary Incontinence and Pelvic Organ Prolapse in Women.Deutsches Arzteblatt international · 2023Review
- The feasibility of uterine-vaginal axis MRI-based as evaluation of surgical efficacy in women with pelvic organ prolapse.Annals of translational medicine · 2022Article
- Intraoperative and early postoperative complications in women with stress urinary incontinence treated with suburethral slings: a randomised trial.Wideochirurgia i inne techniki maloinwazyjne = Videosurgery and other miniinvasive techniques · 2020Article
- Outcomes of stress urinary incontinence in women undergoing TOT versus Burch colposuspension with abdominal sacrocolpopexy.International urogynecology journal · 2019Article
- Burch colposuspension.Neurourology and urodynamics · 2019Review
- Revisiting current treatment options for stress urinary incontinence and pelvic organ prolapse: a contemporary literature review.Research and reports in urology · 2019Review
- The practice of Burch Colposuspension versus Mid Urethral Slings for the treatment of Stress Urinary Incontinence in developing country.Pakistan journal of medical sciencesArticle
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5 authors at 5 institutions in 2 countries.
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Abstract
introduction and hypothesisThe retropubic tension-free vaginal tape (TVT) procedure replaced Burch colposuspension as the primary surgical method for stress urinary incontinence (SUI) and mixed urinary incontinence (MUI) in women in our department in 1998. In this study we compared the short-term and long-term clinical outcomes of these surgical procedures.
methodsUsing a case series design, we compared the last 5 years of the Burch procedure (n = 127, 1994-1999) with the first 5 years of the retropubic TVT procedure (n = 180, 1998-2002). Information from the medical records was transferred to a case report form comprising data on perioperative and long-term complications as well as recurrence of UI, defined as bothersome UI or UI in need of repeat surgery. Other endpoints were rates of perioperative and late complications and the rates of prolapse surgery after primary surgery. The data were analyzed with the chi-squared and t tests and survival analysis using SPSS.
resultsThe cumulative recurrence rate of SUI in women with preoperative SUI was significantly higher after the Burch procedure, but no difference was observed in women with MUI. There were no significant differences in rates of perioperative and late complications. At 12 years there was a significant increase in rates of repeat surgery for incontinence and prolapse in women after the Burch procedure.
conclusionsThe long-term efficacy of TVT surgery was superior to that of Burch colposuspension in women with SUI. In addition, the rate of late prolapse surgery was significantly higher after the Burch procedure.
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