title: Short-term outcomes of Altis single-incision sling procedure for stress urinary incontinence: a prospective single-center study.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Data on Altis® (Coloplast), a new adjustable single-incision sling (SIS) procedure for the treatment of female stress urinary incontinence (SUI), are scarce. Our aim was to evaluate the efficacy and complication rates of this procedure.
  
  
  METHODS
  In this prospective observational study, a total of 52 women with SUI were implanted with an Altis sling in an ambulatory setting. Before and after intervention (3, 6, and 12 months), women completed the International Consultation on Incontinence Questionnaire Short Form (ICIQ-SF). In addition, patients underwent a cough stress test at each evaluation and a post-voiding residual urine volume estimation at 3 months. The main outcomes measured were subjective cure (ICIQ-SF = 0), subjective improvement (ICIQ-SF >0 and < preoperative ICIQ-SF), and objective cure (negative cough stress test and no pad usage) rates. De novo overactive bladder (OAB) symptoms, changes in voiding habits and adverse events were also analyzed.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The subjective cure rate at 12 months was 84.0%, with an additional improvement rate of 8.0%. The objective cure rate was 90.2%. Later postoperative complications included 1 case of vaginal extrusion (requiring surgical removal of the eroded mesh segment), 3 cases of vaginal exposure of the adjustment thread (managed conservatively), de novo urgency in 3 patients, and mild dyspareunia in 2 patients.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The Altis sling is a safe and effective SIS procedure for the treatment of SUI with a short-term follow-up.
authors.affiliation: Urology Department, Centro Hospitalar Vila Nova de Gaia/Espinho, EPE, Rua Conceição Fernandes, 4434-502, Vila Nova de Gaia, Portugal, josh_dias@hotmail.com.
authors.forename: Jorge
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Dias
authors.forename: Luís
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Xambre
authors.forename: Luís
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Costa
authors.forename: Pedro
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Costa
authors.forename: Luís
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Ferraz
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D004414:Dyspareunia / Q000209:etiology; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D011446:Prospective Studies; D011475:Prosthesis Failure; D019919:Prosthesis Implantation / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods*; D053825:Suburethral Slings / Q000009:adverse effects; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014550:Urinary Incontinence, Stress / Q000601:surgery*