Comparison of the clinical and quality-of-life outcomes after the inside-out TVT-O procedure with or without concomitant transvaginal gynaecological surgery

J Obstet Gynaecol. 2012 Apr;32(3):280-4. doi: 10.3109/01443615.2011.654290.

Abstract

The study was undertaken to compare the clinical and quality-of-life (QoL) outcomes of the inside-out transobturator vaginal tape (TVT-O)-only procedures and TVT-O procedures with concomitant transvaginal gynaecological surgery for the treatment of stress urinary incontinence (SUI). A review of charts from January 2006 to March 2010 identified 305 patients with urodynamic stress incontinence for whom we performed the TVT-O. Of the initial 305 patients, 272 (89.2%) were re-examined for complications 1 month, 4 months, 1 year and 2-4 years postoperatively (122 TVT-O only; 150 TVT-O + other transvaginal gynaecological surgery). They were also evaluated with the Urogenital Distress Inventory Questionnaire (UDI-6) and the Incontinence Impact Questionnaire (IIQ-7) 1-4 years after the procedure. The median follow-up was 37.3 months. The success rate was 89.3% in the TVT-O-only group vs 93.3% in the TVT-O with concomitant gynaecological surgery group (p =0.729). The QoL score was quite good for 91.8% of the TVT-O-only patients and for 96.7% of the TVT-O with concomitant gynaecologic surgery patients (p =0.405). In conclusion, gynaecological operations performed concomitantly with the TVT-O procedure do not affect the clinical and QoL outcomes of the TVT-O procedure.

Publication types

  • Comparative Study
  • Evaluation Study

MeSH terms

  • Female
  • Follow-Up Studies
  • Genital Diseases, Female / complications
  • Genital Diseases, Female / surgery
  • Gynecologic Surgical Procedures* / instrumentation
  • Humans
  • Kaplan-Meier Estimate
  • Middle Aged
  • Postoperative Complications / epidemiology
  • Quality of Life
  • Retrospective Studies
  • Suburethral Slings*
  • Surveys and Questionnaires
  • Treatment Outcome
  • Urinary Incontinence, Stress / complications
  • Urinary Incontinence, Stress / surgery*