title: [TVT: Revolutionary treatment of urinary incontinence].
abstract: Stress urinary incontinence represents an important, often unknown and, yet, certainly most unpleasant pathology. Over years, several different surgical techniques have been proposed and reported to have variable success. TVT, a simple and reproducible technique, aims at stabilizing mid-urethra, and not bladder-neck. Our own clinical experience amounts to 139 cases. All these patients were evaluated by clinical examination and, subjectively, by a questionnaire. 89.2% were cured and 6.5% improved. The most frequent complication was bladder perforation (6.5%), but it had no incidence on the final results. Morbidity was low. This revolutionary technique is very promising and our own results are similar to those reported by others.
authors.affiliation: Service d'Urologie, Université de Liège.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sanjurjo
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ben Younes
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Bonnet
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Andrianne
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: de Leval
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D017060:Patient Satisfaction; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D013526:Surgical Mesh; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D001743:Urinary Bladder / Q000293:injuries; D014550:Urinary Incontinence, Stress / Q000601:surgery*; D013520:Urologic Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D014621:Vagina / Q000601:surgery*; D014950:Wounds, Penetrating / Q000209:etiology