BACKGROUND The tension-free vaginal tape (TVT) has become popular for the surgical treatment of urodynamic stress incontinence. It seems to function via an intermittent obstructive effect that is easily demonstrated on imaging, although there is no agreement regarding its effect on voiding. AIMS The present study was designed to longitudinally evaluate flowmetry indices and voiding symptoms a...

AIM Urethral pressure reflectometry (UPR) is a new method for measuring pressure and cross-sectional area in the urethra. Our aim was to investigate if the UPR parameters at rest and during squeeze were unchanged after TVT. METHODS The technique enables measurement along the entire length of the urethra simultaneously and avoids the common artefacts encountered with conventional catheters. Tw...

Purpose: Evaluate the impact autologous fascial sling (AFS) and tension-free vaginal tape (TVT) procedures on qualityof-life in incontinent women. Materials and Methods: Forty-one women were randomly distributed into two groups. Group G1 (n = 21), underwent AFS and group G2 (n = 20) TVT implant. The clinical follow up was performed at 1, 6, 12 and 36 months. Results: between groups. As regards ...

INTRODUCTION/AIM Current method in the treatment of female urinary incontinence implies the placement of tension-free suburethral vaginal tape, using a retropubic or transobturator approach. Considering numerous complications related to retropubic approach, we reported the results of transobturator procedure in prospective study. METHODS We used a non-absorbable polypropylene tape with the ou...

OBJECTIVES To evaluate whether the tension-free vaginal tape operation changes urethral hypermobility, funneling, and urethral urodynamic parameters in different parts of the urethra. METHODS We conducted a cohort study of our first 80 unselected female patients (age 36 to 78 years, median 53) undergoing a tension-free vaginal tape procedure. Urethral pressure profile measurements were done b...

Hypothesis / aims of study Stress urinary incontinence (SUI) is a common problem for women. SUI has proven to have a negative impact on the quality of life for women suffering from this condition. Treatment of the condition consists mainly of physiotherapy and/or operative treatment. Nowadays the midurethral sling is the operative procedure of first choice. This sling can be placed by two diffe...

1Correspondence: Zinat Ghanbari, Vali-e-Asr Reproductive Health Research Center, Imam Khomeini Hospital, Keshavarz Blvd., Tehran, 14194, Iran. Tel: +98-2166939320 Fax: +98-2166937321 E-mail: [email protected] described by Ulmsten in 1995 and is currently used as a standard minimally invasive procedure (1). Delorme (2) first described suburethral placement of a tape or the Transobturator ta...