OBJECTIVE To provide an introduction to the tension-free vaginal tape (TVT) procedure, placing it in the context of minimally invasive surgeries for the treatment of urinary stress incontinence in women, and to provide guidance to surgeons counselling women on the merits of this surgical choice. OPTIONS This discussion is limited to surgical treatment of urinary stress incontinence in women. ...

BACKGROUND Urethral dilation has been recommended to treat voiding dysfunction that may occur after placement of tension-free vaginal tape (TVT) for the treatment of stress urinary incontinence. We report on a case of urethral erosion by the tape secondary to repetitive urethral dilations after surgery. CASE A urethral erosion by the tape was diagnosed by cystoscopy after three urethral dilat...

Objective: To compare the efficacy and complications of the transobturator tape (Monarc) versus tension-free vaginal tape obturator in local women with urodynamic stress incontinence at the 1-year follow-up. Methods: A retrospective study was conducted in patients who underwent transobturator tape therapy for urodynamic stress incontinence in the period from August 2005 to August 2009 in United...

PURPOSE Tension-free vaginal tape (TVT) procedures are used for the treatment of stress urinary incontinence in women. The procedures with synthetic materials can have a risk of vaginal erosion. We experienced transobturator suburethral sling (TOT) tape-induced vaginal erosion and report the efficacy of a vaginal mucosal covering technique. MATERIALS AND METHODS A total of 560 female patients...

Objective. It is to assess the feasibility, effectiveness, and safety of transobturator tension-free vaginal mesh (Prolift) and concomitant tension-free vaginal tape-obturator (TVT-O) system as a treatment of female anterior vaginal wall prolapse associated with stress urinary incontinence (SUI). Patients and Methods. Between December 2006 and July 2007, 20 patients with anterior genital prolap...

PURPOSE We explored the morphological features associated with functional impairment in patients undergoing the tension-free vaginal tape obturator procedure. MATERIALS AND METHODS We retrospectively reviewed the records of 98 women who underwent the tension-free vaginal tape obturator procedure alone or with concomitant pelvic surgery. Postoperative assessment included a symptom questionnair...

Female stress urinary incontinence (SUI) is being treated successfully with placement of tension-free vaginal tape.The use of synthetic mesh in renal transplant patients is rarely reported. No case of surgical treatment of SUI in a renal transplant patient using transobturator suburethral tape is listed on MEDLINE. The transobturator tape technique is a minimally invasive procedure that avoids ...