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01-03-2008 | Original Article

The multifilament polypropylene tape erosion trouble: tape structure vs surgical technique. Which one is the cause?

Authors: Ahmet Akin Sivaslioglu, Eylem Unlubilgin, Ismail Dölen

Published in: International Urogynecology Journal | Issue 3/2008

Abstract

This study was designed to clarify whether the structure of multifilament tape or the surgical technique is associated with vaginal erosions. Patients were randomized into two groups: in group 1, formed from the patients who were operated with the technique “setting the tape loosely leaving a scissor tip gap between the tape and the urethra,” and in group 2, formed from the patients who were operated with the technique “setting the tape actually touched the urethra and covering the tape by the adjacent pubocervicovaginal fascia with the aid of a suture.” After 4-year follow-up, it was found that the erosion rate was very high in group 1 (13.6%). We conclude that the high erosion rate seen in multifilament tapes is associated with the surgical technique that is used, not the structure of the multifilament tape.

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Title: The multifilament polypropylene tape erosion trouble: tape structure vs surgical technique. Which one is the cause?
Authors: Ahmet Akin Sivaslioglu
Eylem Unlubilgin
Ismail Dölen
Publication date: 01-03-2008
Publisher: Springer-Verlag
Published in: International Urogynecology Journal / Issue 3/2008
Print ISSN: 0937-3462
Electronic ISSN: 1433-3023
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00192-007-0456-z

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