ArticleInternational urogynecology journal2019
Assessment of the long-term outcome of TVT procedure for stress urinary incontinence in a female population: results at 17 years' follow-up.
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- Long-term results of a prospective randomized trial comparing tension-free vaginal tape versus transobturator tape in stress urinary incontinence.International urogynecology journal · 2023Trial
- Subjective outcomes 12 years after transvaginal mesh versus native tissue repair in women with recurrent pelvic organ prolapse; a randomized controlled trial.International urogynecology journal · 2023Trial
- Long-Term Outcomes of Tension-Free Vaginal Tape Procedures in Argentine Women: Our First Report After 20 Years.International urogynecology journal · 2025Article
- A 10- to 20-year follow-up after tension-free vaginal tape for stress urinary incontinence.International urogynecology journal · 2023Article
- Long-term Safety of Synthetic Midurethral Sling Implantation for the Treatment of Stress Urinary Incontinence in Adult Women: A Systematic Review.European urology open science · 2023Review
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- The efficacy and complications of retropubic tension-free vaginal tapes after 20 years: A prospective observational study.BJOG : an international journal of obstetrics and gynaecology · 2023Observational
- [Alloplastic material in the treatment of urinary incontinence].Der Urologe. Ausg. A · 2021Review
- An unusual late complication with tension-free vaginal tape (TVT): A case report.Case reports in women's health · 2020Article
- 3-Year follow-up of tension-free vaginal tape-ABBREVO procedure for the treatment of pure urodynamic stress urinary incontinence: efficacy and adverse effects.International urogynecology journal · 2020Article
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Abstract
introduction and hypothesisTo assess the outcome of the tension-free vaginal tape (TVT) procedure in female patients with urodynamic stress urinary incontinence at 17 years follow-up.
methodsWe carried out a prospective study at the 2nd Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Aretaieio Hospital, University of Athens, Greece. Patients who had undergone a TVT procedure 17 years ago. The follow-up assessment included gynecological examination, urinalysis, cough stress test in the lithotomy and/or upright position, filling and voiding cystometry, and uroflow. Also, all patients were required to complete the Patient Satisfaction Questionnaire (PSQ).
resultsOut of the 61 initial patients, 56 were available for follow-up. Objective cure rate was 83.9% (47/56) at 17 years follow-up. Subjective cure rate was 78.6% (44/56), subjective improvement was 8.9%, and failure rate was 12.5%. Frequency was present in 39.3% of patients, overactive bladder symptoms were present in 30.3% of patients and urge urinary incontinence was reported by 12.5% of patients. Difficulty emptying the bladder was reported by 10 patients (17.8%) and recurrent urinary tract infection was seen in 3.5% of patients. There was one case of TVT erosion to the vaginal mucosa, which was managed conservatively.
conclusionsThe TVT procedure for the management of stress urinary incontinence in women maintains its efficacy in the long term, having an objective cure rate of 83.9% and a subjective cure rate of 78.6% at 17 years' follow-up, with a very low complications rate.
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