TVT-O vs. TVT for the treatment of SUI: a non-inferiority study

Introduction and hypothesis  

This study aimed to prospectively compare, in terms of efficacy and safety, the tension-free vaginal tape (TVT) and the transobturator vaginal tape inside-out (TVT-O) procedure for stress urinary incontinence.     

A randomized trial comparing tension-free vaginal tape with tension-free vaginal tape-obturator: 36-month results

Introduction and hypothesis  

This is a randomized multicenter study comparing two mid-urethra tape procedures, the tension-free vaginal tape (TVT) with the tension-free vaginal tape-obturator (TVT-O) in terms of cure rate and complication rate.     

TVT vs. TOT: a comparison in terms of continence results,complications and quality of life after a median follow-up of 48 months

Aim  

To compare the tension-free vaginal tape (TVT) and obturator tape (TOT) procedures in terms of continence results, complications and quality of life after a median follow-up of 48 months.     

Postoperative transvaginal tape mobilization in preventing voiding difficulty after tension-free vaginal tape procedures

Introduction and hypothesis  

The purpose of the study was to evaluate the efficacy of postoperative transvaginal tape mobilization (TM) in treating urinary retention after tension-free vaginal tape (TVT) procedures.     

Comparison of three mid-urethral tension-free tapes (TVT, TVT-O, and TVT-Secur) in the treatment of female stress urinary incontinence: 1-year follow-up

Introduction and hypothesis  

The purpose of the study was to evaluate and compare the clinical values of tension-free vaginal tape (TVT), tension-free vaginal tape-transobturator (TVT-O), or tension-free vaginal tape-Secur (TVT-Secur) as treatment for female stress urinary incontinence.     

Tension-free vaginal tape versus transobturator tape for treatment of female stress urinary incontinence

Objectives  

The transobturator tape (TOT) is based on a similar principle as the tension-free vaginal tape (TVT), but introduced through the obturator foramen. The aim of this study was to compare these slings as surgical procedures for the treatment of stress urinary incontinence (SUI) in women.     

Efficacy and safety of TVT-O and TVT-Secur in the treatment of female stress urinary incontinence: 1-year follow-up

Introduction and hypothesis  

To reduce complications of transobturator tension-free vaginal tape, single-incision devices were introduced in the last years. We here report a comparison between the tension-free vaginal tape-obturator (TVT-O) and the TVT-Secur techniques in terms of efficacy and safety.     

Transobturator TVT-O versus retropubic TVT: results of a multicenter randomized controlled trial at 24 months follow-up

Introduction and hypothesis  

The purpose of this study is to compare the retropubic tension-free vaginal tape (TVT) procedure with the inside-out transobturator approach (TVT-O).     

Retrospective study on tension-free vaginal tape obturator (TVT-O)

Introduction and hypothesis  

We aim to report the 3-year outcome and complications of the tension-free vaginal tape obturator (TVT-O) in treating female stress urinary incontinence (SUI).     

TVT-S in the U position��anatomical study

Introduction and hypothesis  

The objective is to describe the anatomical position of tension-free vaginal tape Secur (TVT-S) in the U position regarding possible injury and fixation site.     

Short-term results of a prospective randomized evaluator blinded multicenter study comparing TVT and TVT-Secur

Introduction and hypothesis  

The aim of this prospective randomized multicenter study was to compare TVT (tension-free vaginal tape) with TVT-Secur in terms of efficacy and safety.     

Long-term subjective results of tension-free vaginal tape operation for female urinary stress incontinence

Introduction and hypothesis  

The aim of the study was to evaluate the subjective outcome between 1 and 5 years after tension-free vaginal tape (TVT) operation and the need for follow-up.     

Long-term efficacy of the tension-free vaginal tape procedure for the treatment of urinary incontinence

Introduction and hypothesis  

The aim was to evaluate the long-term cure rates and the late complications of the tension-free vaginal tape (TVT).     

Sexual function following retropubic TVT and transobturator Monarc sling in women with intrinsic sphincter deficiency: a multicentre prospective study

Introduction and hypothesis  

A prospective study comparing the effect of the tension-free vaginal tape (TVT) to the Monarc sling on sexual function in women with urodynamic stress incontinence (USI) and intrinsic sphincter deficiency (ISD) is presented.     

Randomized controlled trial of cough test versus no cough test in the tension-free vaginal tape procedure: effect upon voiding dysfunction and 12-month efficacy

Introduction and hypothesis  

This is a prospective randomized controlled trial of cough versus no cough test in the tension-free vaginal tape (TVT) procedure to determine its effect upon voiding dysfunction and 12-month efficacy.     

An inexpensive modified transobturator vaginal tape inside-out procedure for the surgical treatment of female stress urinary incontinence

Introduction and hypothesis  

The purpose of this study was to evaluate the safety and efficacy of a modified transobturator vaginal tape inside-out (TVT-O) procedure for stress urinary incontinence (SUI) using custom-tailored polypropylene mesh and helical needles.     

Surgical treatment of mixed urinary incontinence: effect of anterior colpoplasty

Introduction and hypothesis  

The aims of this study are to study the surgical outcomes in patients with stress-predominant mixed urinary incontinence (MUI) treated with tension-free vaginal tape, and to evaluate the effect of concomitant anterior colpoplasty.     

TVT-O versus Monarc after a 2–4-year follow-up: a prospective comparative study

Introduction and hypothesis  

The aim of this study was to compare outcome and quality of life of tension-free vaginal tape “inside-out” (TVT-O) and Monarc transobturator tapes after 2–4 years.     

Twelve months effect on voiding function of retropubic compared with outside-in and inside-out transobturator midurethral slings

Introduction and hypothesis  

The purpose of this study is to compare retropubic tension-free vaginal tape (TVT) with transobturator out-in TOT and in-out TVT-O for female stress urinary incontinence. Uroflow rate was primary; continence rates, quality of life (QoL) and complication pattern were secondary endpoints.     

Dramatic increase (1997–2007) in the number of procedures for stress urinary incontinence in Belgium

Introduction and hypothesis

We wondered if the tension-free vaginal tape approach, introduced in 1998, influenced the rate of anti-incontinence surgery.

Methods

We determined the rates of anti-incontinence surgery in Belgium between 1997 and 2007, using the Belgian National Health Insurance Fund register covering the entire adult female population of nearly 4,420,000 women in Belgiun.

Results

The rate per 1,000 women of anti-incontinence surgery increased from 0.54 in 1997 to 2.03 in 2004, after which a plateau was reached (2.01 in 2007). This nearly fourfold increase coincided with the introduction in 1998 on the Belgian market of the tension-free vaginal tape (+66% more interventions between 1998 and 2001). After the introduction of the transobturator tape in 2001, the rate increased even more dramatically (+118% between 2001 and 2004).

Conclusions

Rates of anti-incontinence surgery increased by 272% in Belgium between 1997 and 2007. This increase coincided with the availability of tension-free mesh sling operations.