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01-06-2004 | Original Article

Erosion, defective healing and extrusion after tension-free urethropexy for the treatment of stress urinary incontinence

Authors: Karin Glavind, Pia Sander

Published in: International Urogynecology Journal | Issue 3/2004

Abstract

A case-control study was performed in two departments performing tension-free urethropexy for the treatment of stress urinary incontinence. During a period of 4.5 years, 127 cases of tension-free vaginal tape operations (TVT) and 42 cases of intravaginal slingplasty (IVS) were performed. In the TVT group one case of urethral erosion was observed, but in the IVS group six cases of defective healing, erosion or extrusion were observed. It is considered that the complications might be due to the multifilamentous nature of the IVS tape in contrast to the monofilamentous nature of the TVT tape.

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Title: Erosion, defective healing and extrusion after tension-free urethropexy for the treatment of stress urinary incontinence
Authors: Karin Glavind
Pia Sander
Publication date: 01-06-2004
Publisher: Springer-Verlag
Published in: International Urogynecology Journal / Issue 3/2004
Print ISSN: 0937-3462
Electronic ISSN: 1433-3023
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00192-004-1137-9

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