TRANS OBTURATOR TAPE FOR FEMALE URINARY STRESS INCONTINENCE TREATMENT: A CONTRIBUTION TO ITS EMPLOYMENT IN CLINICAL PRACTICE

Submitted: 18 June 2010
Accepted: 18 June 2010
Published: 1 July 2010
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The TOT procedure is considered one of the most useful techniques for treating female SUI. The hypothesis of this study is to confirm its real efficacy in daily practice. The material of the study is a group of 55 women affected by SUI in which this technique was performed. After a preoperative standardized assessment the patients underwent an early postoperative evaluation and a six month and one year follow up looking for surgical complications and evaluating the efficacy of the procedure using QL questionnaires. The results show that there were no major intra or post operative complications. At the six month and one year follow up 95.5% of the patients were fully satisfied while the remaining 4.5% stated they had improved. The authors can confirm that TOT is a very safe and successful technique for treating SUI and can be widely employed in daily practice.

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Farnelli, P., & Parodi, A. (2010). TRANS OBTURATOR TAPE FOR FEMALE URINARY STRESS INCONTINENCE TREATMENT: A CONTRIBUTION TO ITS EMPLOYMENT IN CLINICAL PRACTICE. Urogynaecologia, 22(1), 23–34. https://doi.org/10.4081/uij.2008.1.23

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