title: The MiniArc sling for female stress urinary incontinence: clinical results after 1-year follow-up.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The objective of this study was the assessment of the efficiency of the MiniArc for curing stress urinary incontinence.
  
  
  METHODS
  Seventy-seven patients, operated on from March 2008 to November 2009, were evaluated in this study. One-year post-operative data are presented. All patients suffered from predominant stress urinary incontinence. After 1 year, response was 74%. Evaluation was performed using a questionnaire consisting of the EuroQol-5 Dimensions, the Patient Global Impression of Improvement, the Incontinence Impact Questionnaire, the Urinary Distress Inventory, the Prolapse/Urinary Incontinence Sexual Questionnaire, short form, and the Defecation Distress Inventory.
  
  
  RESULTS
  One year after surgery, 68% of the patients stated an improvement in their incontinence status, while only 44% stated to be completely dry.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The 1-year follow-up suggests that the MiniArc is less effective in the treatment of stress urinary incontinence than the TVT.
authors: Department of Urology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands. r.c.hogewoning@lumc.nl
authors: C R C
authors: CR
authors: Hogewoning
authors: I M C
authors: IM
authors: Ruhe
authors: M D
authors: MD
authors: Bekker
authors: C J A
authors: CJ
authors: Hogewoning
authors: H
authors: H
authors: Putter
authors: M C
authors: MC
authors: DeRuiter
authors: R C M
authors: RC
authors: Pelger
authors: H W
authors: HW
authors: Elzevier
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D015992:Body Mass Index; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D013509:Gynecologic Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D011184:Postoperative Period; D011446:Prospective Studies; D053825:Suburethral Slings; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014550:Urinary Incontinence, Stress / Q000601:surgery*