BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES Five cases of pelvic nerve complications after transobturator tape (TOT) inside-out surgical procedures for stress urinary incontinence are presented. METHODS We conducted a chart review of patients with complications referred to our practice. RESULTS Five patients with nerve complications after TOT inside-out procedures were investigated. Pudendal neuropathy and i...

Introduction: Post-prostatectomy stress urinary incontinence (PPI) is a serious complication that affects patients’ quality of life. There is no pharmacological treatment approved for male stres urinary incontinence. The artificial urinary sphincter is the current ‘gold standard’ for the surgical treatment of incontinence after PPI. In this retrospective study, we aimed to evaluate the efficien...

Zusammenfassung Die Jahrtausendwende ging in Bezug auf das Thema weibliche Inkontinenz mit vielen wesentlichen Änderungen einher, der Begriff Stressinkontinenz wurde von Belastungsinkontinenz abgelöst, die Integraltheorie Petros u. Ulmsten sowie Hammock-Modell DeLancey erweiterten Verständnis weiblichen Inkontinenz, TVT (Tension-free vaginal tape) setzte sich kurzer Zeit weltumspannend als Ther...

OBJECTIVE To measure the efficiency of transobturator tape (TOT) surgery using urodynamics and questionnaires in stress urinary incontinence. MATERIALS AND METHODS Ninety-two patients with stress and mixed urinary incontinency who underwent TOT surgery were selected for the study. We retrospectively examined the patients' urodynamics, ultrasonography, demographic characteristics, incontinency...

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the safety and efficacy of transobturator vaginal tape (TOT) in the management women with stress urinary incontinence (SUI) and to analyze functional results and subjective cure rates at follow- up visits. METHODS Eighty-three consecutive women with SUI underwent TOT procedure. Data related to operative time, pre- and post-operative complications were collected. Subjecti...

PURPOSE Controversy exists over the preoperative risk factors for postoperative urinary retention after the midurethral sling procedure for stress urinary incontinence (SUI). We intended to analyze the effect of preoperative flow rate on postoperative urinary retention after the transobturator tape (TOT) operation. MATERIALS AND METHODS A total of 322 patients who underwent TOT from June 2006...

A sample of 34 duathlete volunteers was recruited from the competitors in a duathlon sprint. Calf pain and extensibility measures were obtained at baseline, immediately after taping, and 10-15 minutes after competition. Kinesio tape (KT) was applied on the calf of duathletes 20-90 minutes before the competition, only on one of their legs, with the other leg acting as a control. Repeated measure...