title: [Retropubic and transobturator sling in treatment of stress urinary incontinence].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To compare the results of retropubic and transobturator slings for surgical treatment of female stress urinary incontinence (SUI).
  
  
  METHODS
  We randomized thirty patients with SUI, ten of whom underwent transobturator sling surgery and ten retropubic sling surgery. Patients were assessed before treatment and 1, 6 and 12 months after treatment on the basis of clinical history, physical examination, quality of life questionnaire (King's Health Questionnaire), pad test and urodynamic evaluation. The groups were homogenous prior to surgery.
  
  
  RESULTS
  One year after surgery, incontinence and quality of life parameters had improved significantly in both groups and there were no differences between them. There was a significant reduction in pad test weights in both groups. According to the urodynamic evaluation, 12 months after surgery cure rates were 84.2% for the transobturator group and 88.8% for the retropubic group. Subjective cure rates were 85% in the transobturator group and 88.8% in the retropubic group. No statistical difference was observed in complication rates.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Retropubic and transobturator slings were effective for treatment of women with SUI at 12-month follow-up. Both techniques had significant cure rates and improved quality of life with low complication rates.
authors.affiliation: Universidade Federal de São Paulo, São Paulo, SP.
authors.forename: Andrea Lopes Salzedas
authors.initials: AL
authors.lastname: Tanuri
authors.forename: Paulo Cezar
authors.initials: PC
authors.lastname: Feldner
authors.forename: Zsuzsanna I K Jarmy-Di
authors.initials: ZI
authors.lastname: Bella
authors.forename: Rodrigo Aquino
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Castro
authors.forename: Marair Gracio Ferreira
authors.initials: MG
authors.lastname: Sartori
authors.forename: Manoel João Batista Castello
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Girão
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D011788:Quality of Life; D018709:Statistics, Nonparametric; D053825:Suburethral Slings; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014550:Urinary Incontinence, Stress / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D014563:Urodynamics / Q000502:physiology; D013520:Urologic Surgical Procedures / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000379:methods