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01-04-2020 | Stress Incontinence | Commentary
A commentary on “Long-term re-procedure rate after mid-urethral slings for stress urinary incontinence”
Author:
Ghazaleh Rostaminia
Published in:
International Urogynecology Journal
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Issue 4/2020
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Excerpt
This retrospective study analysed data from women who underwent a mid-urethral sling (MUS) operation in 2000–2006 with follow-up through 31 December 2016. Data were collected from a national hospital register and from hospital patient records. The main outcome, re-procedure for SUI, was defined as a recurrent SUI operation, and the secondary outcomes were complications and re-procedures due to complications. The study included 3531 women: 3286 (93.1%) with RP-MUS and 245 (6.9%) with TO-MUS operations. The median follow-up time was 13.2 years (IQR 11.3–14.7) for the whole sample. …