ArticlePloS one2019
Sonographic sling position and cure rate 10-years after TVT- O procedure.
Article in PloS one, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. An erratum has been issued. It is linked to trial NCT04843995 (The Effect of Mid-urethral Sling on the Urethral Dynamic Shape and Motion), which is not on this map. Cited by 10 papers.
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The Effect of Mid-urethral Sling on the Urethral Dynamic Shape and Motion
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10 citing papers in PubMed, 24 citations in OpenAlex.
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- Expanding Horizons: Robotic Surgery in Functional and Reconstructive Urology.International neurourology journal · 2026Article
- The effect of the distance between mesh and the urethra on sexual function in patients who underwent transobturator tapeJournal of the Turkish German Gynecological Association · 2024Article
- Are Transperineal Ultrasound Parameters Useful to Predict Incontinence in Patients with Single-Incision Mini-Slings?Tomography (Ann Arbor, Mich.) · 2022Observational
- Meshy business: MRI and ultrasound evaluation of pelvic floor mesh and slings.Abdominal radiology (New York) · 2021Review
- Is the fixation of single incision TVT-S tape as good as that of transobturator tape? An ultrasound study of randomized trial results.International urogynecology journal · 2021Article
- Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery challenges on behalf of the Collaborative Research in Pelvic Surgery Consortium: managing complicated cases : Series 5: management of recurrent stress urinary incontinence after midurethral sling exposure.International urogynecology journal · 2020Article
- Correction: Sonographic sling position and cure rate 10-years after TVT- O procedure.PloS one · 2019Article
- Role of Preoperative and Postoperative Endovaginal Ultrasound and 24 h Pad Test in Evaluation of Efficacy of Various Treatment Modalities for Stress Urinary Incontinence.Journal of mid-life healthArticle
- Experience in application of modified sling in treatment of Moderate Stress Urinary Incontinence.Pakistan journal of medical sciencesArticle
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- Erratum issued
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7 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.
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Abstract
aimTo examine the position of the TVT-O sling 10 years postoperatively and its association with outcome.
methodsA total of 124 patients who received a TVT-O sling at two centers in 2004 and 2007 were invited for follow-up. The position of the sling on perineal ultrasound was described relative to the bladder neck and the lower margin of the pubic symphysis at rest and on Valsalva. Objective cure was defined as a negative cough stress test at 300 ml. Subjective cure was evaluated with the Kings´ Health Questionnaire (KHQ), Incontinence Outcome Questionnaire (IOQ), Female Sexual Function Index Questionnaire (FSFI) and the Patient Global Impression of Improvement score (PGII).
results78 of 124 patients (57%) were available for follow-up 10 years after surgery. I Eleven (14%) had undergone reoperation and were excluded. Tapes were visualized in the remaining 67 (54%) women. The subjective and objective cure rates in this sub-cohort were 67% (45/67) and 77% (52/67), respectively. In these 67 women the mean distances from the bladder neck to the proximal edge of the tape (BNTD) during Valsalva maneuver were significantly higher in cured women compared to the not-cured women (11.2 vs. 9.4mm). The distance between tape and urethra (TUD) was significantly lower in cured vs. not cured patients (2.6 vs. 4.1mm). All women with a TUD of >5mm (n = 5) were incontinent. Tape position was not associated with overactive bladder symptoms.
conclusionsTape position near the bladder neck and large distance to the urethra is associated with incontinence 10 years after TVT-O.
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