title: [Stress urinary incontinence treatment using Surgimesh® Sling, evolution on patient quality of life and sexual activity during 12 months follow-up].
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Evaluation of quality of life (QOL) and sexual activity after using sub-urethral Surgimesh® Sling for female stress urinary incontinence (SUI).
  
  
  METHODS
  Study with a total duration of 12 months. One hundred and sixty-eight patients presenting a SUI underwent surgery for a Surgimesh® Sling implantation.
  
  
  RESULTS
  QOL was significantly improved on the International Consultation Continence Questionnaire (ICIQ) scale with an increase of the average score from 2.79±1.75 to 8.48±1.7 at 12 months (P<0.05). The percentage of patients undergoing sexual intercourses remains at a high level during the study (76.87% versus 78.33%). The number of patients with pain during sexual intercourse significantly decreased (15% versus 2.1%). The QOL score is significantly better in post-operation conditions (7.84 versus 9.20; P=0.001). In terms of continence at 12 months, 75.6% of women declared recovery and 23.53% observed improvements.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  SUI correction using Surgimesh® Sling induces a very significant improvement in patients' QOL and sexual activity.
authors.affiliation: Chirurgie Urologique, Hôpital Bichat-Claude-Bernard, 46 Rue Henri-Huchard, 75877 Paris, France. jean-francois.hermieu@bch.ap-hop-paris.fr
authors.forename: J-F
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Hermieu
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Bron
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Momper
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Dessard
authors.forename: X
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Roumier
authors.forename: C O
authors.initials: CO
authors.lastname: Devins
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Wiecek
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Sorba
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D011788:Quality of Life; D012725:Sexual Behavior; D053825:Suburethral Slings; D013997:Time Factors; D014550:Urinary Incontinence, Stress / Q000601:surgery*