METHODS: Seventy-seven patients, operated on from March 2008 to November 2009, were evaluated in this study. One-year post-operative data are presented. All patients suffered from predominant stress urinary incontinence. After 1 year, response was 74%. Evaluation was performed using a questionnaire consisting of the EuroQol-5 Dimensions, the Patient Global Impression of Improvement, the Incontinence Impact Questionnaire, the Urinary Distress Inventory, the Prolapse/Urinary Incontinence Sexual Questionnaire, short form, and the Defecation Distress Inventory.
RESULTS: One year after surgery, 68% of the patients stated an improvement in their incontinence status, while only 44% stated to be completely dry.
CONCLUSION: The 1-year follow-up suggests that the MiniArc is less effective in the treatment of stress urinary incontinence than the TVT.
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Hogewoning CR, Ruhe IM, Bekker MD, Hogewoning CJ, Putter H, Deruiter MC, Pelger RC, Elzevier HW. Are you the author?
Department of Urology, Leiden University Medical Center, P.O. Box 10392, 2300 WB, Leiden, The Netherlands.
Reference: Int Urogynecol J. 2011 Nov 23. Epub ahead of print.
doi: 10.1007/s00192-011-1605-y
PubMed Abstract
PMID: 22109702
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