OBJECTIVE: To assess complications and cure rates of tension-free vaginal tape (TVT) procedure performed with or without vaginal hysterectomy. STUDY DESIGN: Retrospective comparison of 41 women with urinary incontinence treated by a TVT procedure alone and 40 combined with vaginal hysterectomy. Objective cure was evaluated by clinical and urodynamic examination and by the contilife questionnaire. All patients were operated under regional anesthesia. RESULTS: The two groups were similar in age, parity, menopausal status and type and severity of incontinence. There was no difference in overall complication rates. In the TVT-hysterectomy group, there was a trend towards more bladder perforation (P=0.09). Post-operative urinary flow was lower in the TVT-hysterectomy group: 14 versus 24 ml/pc (P=0.02). The mean follow-up was similar: 23 and 25 months, respectively. No difference in objective and subjective cure rates was found between TVT group and TVT-hysterectomy group: 97.6% versus 92.5% and 68.3% versus 75%, respectively. CONCLUSION: TVT is a safe and effective surgical treatment of urinary incontinence. The association of the procedure with vaginal hysterectomy gave similar short-term objective and subjective cure rates than TVT technique alone.
OBJECTIVE: To assess complications and cure rates of tension-free vaginal tape (TVT) procedure performed with or without vaginal hysterectomy. STUDY DESIGN: Retrospective comparison of 41 women with urinary incontinence treated by a TVT procedure alone and 40 combined with vaginal hysterectomy. Objective cure was evaluated by clinical and urodynamic examination and by the contilife questionnaire. All patients were operated under regional anesthesia. RESULTS: The two groups were similar in age, parity, menopausal status and type and severity of incontinence. There was no difference in overall complication rates. In the TVT-hysterectomy group, there was a trend towards more bladder perforation (P=0.09). Post-operative urinary flow was lower in the TVT-hysterectomy group: 14 versus 24 ml/pc (P=0.02). The mean follow-up was similar: 23 and 25 months, respectively. No difference in objective and subjective cure rates was found between TVT group and TVT-hysterectomy group: 97.6% versus 92.5% and 68.3% versus 75%, respectively. CONCLUSION: TVT is a safe and effective surgical treatment of urinary incontinence. The association of the procedure with vaginal hysterectomy gave similar short-term objective and subjective cure rates than TVT technique alone.
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