OBJECTIVE: Evaluation of the efficacy and the safety of the TVT as a surgical treatment for the female stress @entity322 . MATERIAL AND METHODS: Prospective non-randomized study undertaken between January 1999 and December 2000 concerning 40 @entity1 admitted to the Hotel-Dieu de France Hospital, with specific inclusion criteria. The surgical procedure used is the TVT as described by Ulmsten. @entity1 ' evaluation is made through valid criteria shown in the literature. RESULTS: The mean follow-up is 12 months. The mean operation time is 37 minutes. The mean duration of hospitalization is 2.6 days. @entity260 were transient urinary retention in 17.5% of cases, and @entity293 in 10% of @entity1 . One case of @entity1494 was noted. The mean difference between the numbers of protections used daily before and after TVT is 2.03 +/- 1.89 (p < 10(-4)). 87.5% of @entity1 were totally and objectively continent. The mean post-voiding residue is 85 +/- 91 ml. @entity1494 symptoms were significantly reduced (RR = 0.37). 97.5% of @entity1 are cured or improved by the operation. CONCLUSION: The TVT is an effective procedure and easy to perform. The results obtained so far are promising. The failure rate is about 2.5%. A standardization of the indications is preferred for future studies.

[TVT (tension-free vaginal tape) as treatment in female stress XXXX ].

@entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['women', 'Patients', 'patients'] @entity322 :: ('MESH:D014549', 'Disease') :: ['incontinence'] @entity1494 :: ('MESH:D001745', 'Disease') :: ['bladder perforation', 'Bladder instability'] @entity260 :: ('MESH:D011183', 'Disease') :: ['Postoperative complications'] @entity293 :: ('MESH:D014552', 'Disease') :: ['lower urinary tract infection']
@entity322 :: (MESH:D014549,Disease) :: ['incontinence']
