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ArticleInternational urogynecology journal2018

Transobturator midurethral sling: What should patients expect after surgery?

Tomasz Rechberger, Andrzej Wrobel, Alicja Zietek, Ewa Rechberger, Michal Bogusiewicz, Pawel Miotla

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Article in International urogynecology journal, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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Tomasz Rechberger2nd Department of Gynaecology, Medical University of Lublin, ul. Jaczewskiego 8, 20-954, Lublin, Poland.
Andrzej Wrobel2nd Department of Gynaecology, Medical University of Lublin, ul. Jaczewskiego 8, 20-954, Lublin, Poland.
Alicja Zietek2nd Department of Gynaecology, Medical University of Lublin, ul. Jaczewskiego 8, 20-954, Lublin, Poland.
Ewa Rechberger2nd Department of Gynaecology, Medical University of Lublin, ul. Jaczewskiego 8, 20-954, Lublin, Poland.
Michal Bogusiewicz2nd Department of Gynaecology, Medical University of Lublin, ul. Jaczewskiego 8, 20-954, Lublin, Poland.
Pawel Miotla2nd Department of Gynaecology, Medical University of Lublin, ul. Jaczewskiego 8, 20-954, Lublin, Poland. pmiotla@wp.pl.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1902-6484

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Abstract

introduction and hypothesisMidurethral sling (MUS) surgeries are minimally invasive procedures; however, they are not free of postoperative complications. The aim of the study was to assess the occurrence of lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) (urgency, nocturia, frequency, splitting/spraying, hesitancy, terminal dribbling, and subjective feeling of postvoid residual) in patients suffering from stress (SUI) or mixed (MUI) urinary incontinence with a predominant SUI component before and after transobturator MUS placement.

methodsThe study group consisted of 88 women with SUI and 18 with MUI who underwent transobturator MUS. All participants were questioned with a self-developed questionnaire before and after surgery regarding the presence of LUTS.

resultsSeven days after surgery, 62 patients (58.5%) noted voiding and postmicturition symptoms, whereas 67 (63.2%) reported problems in storage. The more commonly reported LUTS at week 1 after surgery were urgency (52.8%), splitting/spraying (41.5%), and feeling of incomplete bladder emptying (34.0%). Patients perceived that splitting/spraying was the most bothersome. After 6 months, the most common LUTS reported were hesitancy (14.1%), terminal dribbling (10.4%), and splitting/spraying (9.4%). We noticed a decrease in the number of urgency episodes >2.7 times (p < 0.001) compared with baseline. After 6 months, 97 (91.5%) patients reported the lack of incontinence episodes.

conclusionsA vast majority of patients after MUS suffer from LUTS in the early postoperative period; however, the majority of undesired symptoms resolve spontaneously within the first 6 months postsurgery.

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Patient SatisfactionSuburethral SlingsAdultFemaleHumansMiddle AgedPostoperative ComplicationsPostoperative PeriodProspective StudiesQuality of LifeSurveys and QuestionnairesTime FactorsUrinary Incontinence, StressUrinationLower urinary tract symptomsLUTSMixed urinary incontinenceMUIStress urinary incontinenceSUI

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PMCPMC5754394

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