Urologische Klinik, Fürst-Stirum-Klinik, Bruchsal.

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The introduction of tension-free vaginal tapes has led to a complete change of surgical therapy in female urinary stress incontinence. Different materials are used. In many departments, the classic TVT procedure with retropubic placement of the tape has been replaced by transobturator procedures. The current discussion involving transobturator tapes focuses on the question of whether the inside-out technique or the outside-in technique leads to significantly different results. Current state of the art is that all techniques are almost comparable concerning treatment success and complications. Depending on possible pretreatments or concomitant diseases that result in a higher risk for complications, the decision for one technique can be taken individually for each patient. In patients suffering from recurrent stress urinary incontinence after implantation of a tension-free tape, the retropubic implantation of a TVT seems to be superior to a transobturator tape.

Article in German.

Written by:
Bross S, Haferkamp A.   Are you the author?

Reference:
Urologe A. 2009 May;48(5):480-6.
doi:10.1007/s00120-009-1975-7

PubMed Abstract
PMID:19421798

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