title: Single incision mini-sling versus a transobutaror sling: a comparative study on MiniArc and Monarc slings.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  A retrospective, dual-center, cohort study on the single incision MiniArc sling and the transobturator Monarc sling in the treatment of stress urinary incontinence is presented. We hypothesized that both systems would perform equally well.
  
  
  METHODS
  One hundred thirty-one (MiniArc n = 75, Monarc n = 56) consecutive patients were evaluated. Evaluation was performed by cough stress test (CST), daily pad use, IIQ-7, UDI-6, and a 0-5 visual analog scale for quality of life. The 1-year data are presented.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Six weeks after surgery, 91% of the patients in both populations had a negative CST. At 1 year, 85% of the MiniArc group and 89% of the Monarc group (p = 0.60) maintained a negative CST. QoL, symptom scores, and number of pads improved significantly and were comparable in both groups. Complication rates were similar.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  These results suggest that MiniArc sling and Monarc sling are equally effective in the treatment of stress incontinence at 1 year follow-up.
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, University Hospitals K.U. Leuven, Leuven, Belgium. dirk.deridder@uzleuven.be
authors.forename: Dirk
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: De Ridder
authors.forename: Joost
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Berkers
authors.forename: Jan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Deprest
authors.forename: Jasper
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Verguts
authors.forename: Dieter
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Ost
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Hamid
authors.forename: Frank
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Van der Aa
mesh_terms: D015331:Cohort Studies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D011474:Prosthesis Design; D019919:Prosthesis Implantation / Q000379:methods; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D053825:Suburethral Slings; D014550:Urinary Incontinence, Stress / Q000601:surgery*; D013520:Urologic Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods