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  • Title: [Results and complications following the placement of the transobturator tension free tape for the treatment of stress urinary incontinence].
    Author: Rodríguez Colorado ES, Escobar del Barco LG, Gorbea Chávez V, Bautista Gómez EJ, González González ER.
    Journal: Ginecol Obstet Mex; 2009 Feb; 77(2):77-81. PubMed ID: 19365948.
    Abstract:
    OBJECTIVE: Evaluate the complications and short term sucess rate of the transobturator tape for the treatment of stress urinary incontinence. MATERIAL AND METHODS: It is a retrospective study of the transobturator tapes perform in 2005 and 2006. All the procedures were done with epidural anesthesia. The success rate, the immediate, short-term and long term complications were recorded at the first, second and third year. RESULTS: 28 women were included in the study, 54% of them with stress urinary incontinence. 25% were solely transobturator procedures. mong the complications were 2 vesical puntures, 1 periurethral fascia trauma and 5 urinary retention during the first 24 hours. In the 1 and 2 year follow-up were 2 cases of overactive detrusor. Objective sucess was 90% and subjective sucess was 92%. CONCLUSIONS: Transobturator tape is a highly successful and a low morbility procedure.
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