ArticleInternational urogynecology journal2020
Long-term re-procedure rate after mid-urethral slings for stress urinary incontinence.
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- The impact of surgeon operative volume on risk of reoperation within 5 years of mid-urethral sling: a systematic review.International urogynecology journal · 2023Pooled it
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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
- Tension-Free Vaginal Tape and Polyacrylamide Hydrogel Injection for Primary Stress Urinary Incontinence: 3-Year Followup from a Randomized Clinical Trial.The Journal of urology · 2022Trial
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- Long-term Survival of Midurethral Mesh Slings for Women with Stress Urinary Incontinence.European urology open science · 2026Article
- Tension-Free Vaginal Tape versus Polyacrylamide Hydrogel Bulking Agent for Stress Urinary Incontinence: Patient Choice and Outcomes in Finland.International urogynecology journal · 2025Article
- Characterizing the structural properties and porosity of mid-urethral slings with varied manufacturing techniques.Frontiers in bioengineering and biotechnology · 2025Article
- 2024 Canadian Urological Association guideline: Female stress urinary incontinence.Canadian Urological Association journal = Journal de l'Association des urologues du Canada · 2024Article
- A 10- to 20-year follow-up after tension-free vaginal tape for stress urinary incontinence.International urogynecology journal · 2023Article
- Retropubic slings are more efficient than transobturator at 10-year follow-up: a Swedish register-based study.International urogynecology journal · 2023Article
- Effect of hysterectomy on re-operation for stress urinary incontinence: 10 year follow-up.Archives of gynecology and obstetrics · 2022Article
- The subjective and objective very long-term outcomes of TVT in the COVID era: A 20-year follow-up.International urogynecology journal · 2022Observational
- Small intestinal submucosa xenograft to manage lower urinary tract prostheses perforation: a new path?International urogynecology journal · 2022Article
- Long-Term Results after Suprapubic ARC Procedure for the Treatment of Stress Urinary Incontinence in Women: A Retrospective Data Analysis.Urologia internationalis · 2021Article
- Management of Vaginal Mesh Exposures Following Female Pelvic Reconstructive Surgery.Current urology reports · 2020Review
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Abstract
introduction and hypothesisLong-term safety concerns have risen over the mid-urethral sling operation (MUS) for stress urinary incontinence (SUI), which in some countries has led to litigations and even suspending MUS insertions. We examined the long-term re-procedure rate after MUS operations. The main outcome was re-procedures for SUI. The secondary outcome was surgical interventions due to complications.
methodsWe analysed a retrospective population cohort of 3531 women with MUS operations in 2000-2006 and followed them up until 31 December 2016. Data were collected from a national hospital register and from hospital patient records.
resultsThe median follow-up time was 13 years (IQR 11.6-14.8) for the 3280 women with a retropubic MUS (RP-MUS) and 11 years (IQR 10.3-11.9) for the 245 women with a transobturator MUS (TO-MUS). The cumulative number of re-procedures for SUI was 16 (0.5%) at 1 year, 66 (1.9%) at 5 years, 97 (2.8%) at 10 years and 112 (3.2%) at 17 years. This risk was higher after TO-MUS than after RP-MUS operations (OR 3.6, 95% CI 2.5-5.2, p < 0.001). The cumulative number of any long-term re-procedure was 43 (1.2%) at year 1, 105 (3.0%) at year 5, 144 (4.1%) at year 10 and 163 (4.6%) at year 17.
conclusionsRe-procedures occur up to 17 years after primary MUS insertion, but their incidence is low after the first few postoperative years. Re-procedures for recurrent SUI are more common after TO-MUS than RP-MUS.
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