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Long‐term outcomes for transobturator tension‐free vaginal tapes in women with urodynamic mixed urinary incontinence
Author(s) -
AbdelFattah Mohamed,
Cao Gabriel,
Mostafa Alyaa
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
neurourology and urodynamics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.918
H-Index - 90
eISSN - 1520-6777
pISSN - 0733-2467
DOI - 10.1002/nau.23192
Subject(s) - medicine , urinary incontinence , overactive bladder , quality of life (healthcare) , sexual function , adverse effect , groin , randomized controlled trial , urology , surgery , alternative medicine , nursing , pathology
AIMS To assess the long‐term patient reported outcomes following transobturator tension‐free vaginal tapes (TO‐TVT) in women with urodynamic mixed urinary incontinence (MUI). METHODS A secondary analysis of the 9‐year follow‐up of the E‐TOT study: 341 women with predominant stress urinary incontinence symptoms were randomized to undergo either inside‐out or outside‐in TO‐TVT between April 2005 and April 2007. Forty‐eight women had preoperative urodynamic MUI and were available for 9‐year follow‐up. Primary outcome was the patient‐reported success rate defined as very/much improved on Patient's Global Impression of Improvement PGI‐I. Secondary outcomes included impact on women's quality of life, sexual function, overactive bladder symptoms,and late adverse events. Statistical analysis was performed using SPSS v.23. RESULTS Forty‐eight women completed the 9‐year follow‐up, with adjusted response rate of 63%. The success based on the PGI‐I was 64.6% ( n = 31), with a further 14.6% ( n = 7) who reported “improved.” There was no significant difference between groups (OR 1.11; 95%CI 0.33, 3.70; P > 0.999). Clinically significant improvement in quality of life was found in 85.3%. Cure of urgency and UUI was reported by 35% and 41%, whereas worsening was reported in 6.5% and 2.3%, respectively. One patient reported chronic groin/leg pain. The small sample size and the sizeable loss to follow‐up are limitations in this study. CONCLUSIONS This is the first study to report the long‐term outcomes of TO‐TVT in women with urodynamic MUI; TO‐TVT is associated with a good and sustained patient‐reported success rate in women with MUI up to 9‐years follow‐up.