Erosion, defective healing and extrusion after tension-free urethropexy for the treatment of stress urinary incontinence

K Glavind, P Sander - International Urogynecology Journal, 2004 - Springer
A case-control study was performed in two departments performing tension-free urethropexy
for the treatment of stress urinary incontinence. During a period of 4.5 years, 127 cases of …

Late erosions of mid-urethral tapes for stress urinary incontinence—need for long-term follow-up?

T Mesens, A Aich, PS Bhal - International Urogynecology Journal, 2007 - Springer
Tension-free vaginal tape (TVT) procedure has become one of the most common treatments
of female urinary stress incontinence. Success rates as high as 81.3% were reported over a …

Effectiveness of the TVT procedure as a repeat mid-urethra operation for treatment of stress incontinence

K Palva, CG Nilsson - International Urogynecology Journal, 2009 - Springer
Introduction and hypotheses The aim was to evaluate the long-term (5 years) effect of
performing a retropubic tension-free vaginal tape (TVT) operation after a prior failed mid …

Low incidence of post-TVT genital prolapse

M Neuman - International Urogynecology Journal, 2003 - Springer
Tension-free vaginal tape (TVT) is a well established surgical procedure for the treatment of
female urinary stress incontinence. The operation, described by Ulmsten in1995, is based …

Urethral erosion of tension-free vaginal tape

S Madjar, MB Tchetgen, A Van Antwerp, J Abdelmalak… - Urology, 2002 - goldjournal.net
Tension-free vaginal tape (TVT) is gaining popularity as a treatment of choice for women
with stress urinary incontinence. It is a minimally invasive procedure with reported short …

Management of vaginal extrusion after tension-free vaginal tape procedure for urodynamic stress incontinence

SK Giri, D Sil, G Narasimhulu, HD Flood, M Skehan… - Urology, 2007 - Elsevier
OBJECTIVES: To report our experience in the management of vaginal extrusion after the
tension-free vaginal tape (TVT) procedure for urodynamic stress incontinence. METHODS …

Treatment for unsuccessful tension-free vaginal tape operation by shortening pre-implanted tape

TS Lo, AC Wang, CC Liang, CY Long… - The Journal of …, 2006 - auajournals.org
Purpose: We studied the efficacy of shortening the pre-implanted suburethral tape in
patients with recurrent urodynamic stress incontinence after a TVT operation. Materials and …

Factors influencing the outcome of mid urethral sling procedures for female urinary incontinence

JS Paick, MC Cho, SJ Oh, SW Kim, JH Ku - The Journal of urology, 2007 - Elsevier
PURPOSE: We evaluated the outcome at least 6 months after the tension-free vaginal tape
or transobturator tape procedure in women with urinary incontinence, and identified factors …

Tension-free vaginal tape (TVT) and intravaginal slingplasty (IVS) for stress urinary incontinence: a multicenter randomized trial

M Meschia, P Pifarotti, F Bernasconi, F Magatti… - American journal of …, 2006 - Elsevier
OBJECTIVE: This study was undertaken to compare the efficacy and morbidity of 2 minimally
invasive procedures for stress urinary incontinence. STUDY DESIGN: This was a …

Urethral erosion of tension-free vaginal tape presenting as recurrent stress urinary incontinence

CY Wai, SD Atnip, KN Williams, JI Schaffer - International Urogynecology …, 2004 - Springer
The suburethral sling with tension-free vaginal tape (TVT) has become a popular treatment
for stress urinary incontinence. Erosion of the mesh into the urethra is rare, usually …