TY - JOUR
T1 - Managing Complications after Midurethral Sling for Stress Urinary Incontinence{A figure is presented}
AU - Costantini, Elisabetta
AU - Lazzeri, Massimo
AU - Porena, Massimo
PY - 2007/12
Y1 - 2007/12
N2 - Since Ulmsten and Petros's original description of the tension-free vaginal tape (TVT) procedure in 1995, the midurethral sling (MUS) has become first-line therapy for correction of female stress urinary incontinence (SUI). Cure rates are high for TVT and the recent tension-free trans-obturator tape (TOT) procedures, and the incidence of side effects is low. In the past few years although several studies have dealt with the incidence and prevalence of MUS-related complications, their surgical management remains an open issue. This paper presents the rationale for surgical management of MUS-linked complications, updates progress in new strategies, and tracks translation of recommendations on vaginal and urethral erosion, postoperative voiding difficulties, and de novo urgency into clinical practice.
AB - Since Ulmsten and Petros's original description of the tension-free vaginal tape (TVT) procedure in 1995, the midurethral sling (MUS) has become first-line therapy for correction of female stress urinary incontinence (SUI). Cure rates are high for TVT and the recent tension-free trans-obturator tape (TOT) procedures, and the incidence of side effects is low. In the past few years although several studies have dealt with the incidence and prevalence of MUS-related complications, their surgical management remains an open issue. This paper presents the rationale for surgical management of MUS-linked complications, updates progress in new strategies, and tracks translation of recommendations on vaginal and urethral erosion, postoperative voiding difficulties, and de novo urgency into clinical practice.
KW - Complications
KW - Midurethral sling
KW - Stress urinary incontinence
KW - Therapy
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U2 - 10.1016/j.eeus.2007.07.004
DO - 10.1016/j.eeus.2007.07.004
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:35448963517
VL - 5
SP - 232
EP - 240
JO - EAU-EBU Update Series
JF - EAU-EBU Update Series
SN - 1871-2592
IS - 6
ER -