title: Complications associated with the tension-free vaginal tape procedure: the Korean experience.
abstract: The object was to assess the incidence of complications in patients who had undergone the tension-free vaginal tape procedure and their management. A total of 274 women 28-80 years old (mean: 55.1) with a minimum follow-up of 6 months were included in the study. Follow-up evaluation included questionnaire assessment, physical examination with a stress test, uroflowmetry and postvoid residual urine measurement. Bladder perforations were noted in 13 (4.7%). Thirty-eight patients (13.9%) had postvoid residual urine volume >100 ml twice consecutively or failed to void. Twenty-three women had resolution of their voiding dysfunction with intermittent catheterization. Fourteen patients underwent urethral dilatation and four subsequently underwent a release and/or cutting of the tape. Fifty-seven patients (20.8%) had other voiding problems, but a normal voiding pattern was achieved spontaneously in 34. Fourteen women have shown resolution of their voiding symptoms after urethral dilatation. The present study demonstrates that the tension-free vaginal tape procedure is a safe technique for the treatment of female urinary incontinence. In addition, our findings suggest that there may be a role for urethral dilatation in the management of voiding difficulty associated with the procedure.
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Korea. jspaick@snu.ac.kr
authors.forename: Jae-Seung
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Paick
authors.forename: Ja Hyeon
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Ku
authors.forename: Jae Wook
authors.initials: JW
authors.lastname: Shin
authors.forename: Seung-June
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Oh
authors.forename: Soo Woong
authors.initials: SW
authors.lastname: Kim
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D004108:Dilatation, Pathologic; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D007723:Korea; D008875:Middle Aged; D019060:Minimally Invasive Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology*; D013526:Surgical Mesh; D014014:Tissue Adhesives; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014550:Urinary Incontinence, Stress / Q000601:surgery*; D013520:Urologic Surgical Procedures / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000379:methods; D014621:Vagina / Q000601:surgery*
chemical_list: D014014:Tissue Adhesives