Abstract
Objective
To compare the efficacy and safety of the modified prepubic tension-free vaginal tape-obturator
(PTVT-O) system procedure with the original TVT-O methods.
Study design
One hundred and ninety women with urodynamic stress incontinence (USI) were included
in this study (93 cases in the TVT-O group and 97 in the PTVT-O group). Clinical assessments
before and one year after surgery included urinalyses, 1-h pad tests, urodynamic studies,
and a personal interview with the overactive bladder symptom score (OABSS) questionnaire.
Results
There were no differences between the two groups in mean age, parity, menopausal status,
mean operative time and subjective cure rates (P > 0.05), but the efficacy of surgery (cure and improvement) in the PTVT-O group was
significantly higher than that in the TVT-O group (P = 0.038). Complication rates and visual analog scale (VAS) scores were found to be similar
(P > 0.05). OABSS decreased significantly after surgery in both groups (P < 0.05) although all urodynamic parameters revealed no significant difference after
both procedures (P > 0.05).
Conclusion
Our modified procedure is a safe and effective treatment for female USI. It has an
advantage over the original TVT-O with better surgical efficacy and comparable postoperative
pain, although the follow-up times in this study are different.
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Article info
Publication history
Published online: September 30, 2013
Accepted:
September 15,
2013
Received in revised form:
July 6,
2013
Received:
February 11,
2013
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