Korean J Urol.  2010 Nov;51(11):767-771.

Comparison of Efficacy and Satisfaction between the TVT-SECUR(R) and MONARC(R) Procedures for the Treatment of Female Stress Urinary Incontinence

• Jeong MY
• Kim SJ
• Kim HS
• Koh JS
• Kim JC

Abstract

PURPOSE
The tension-free vaginal tape SECUR(R) (TVT-S) is a new, minimally invasive sling procedure for treating female stress urinary incontinence (SUI). However, results of comparisons of the TVT-S with the transobturator tape (TOT) sling are lacking. Therefore, we investigated outcome and satisfaction of the TVT-S procedure compared with the TOT procedure.
MATERIALS AND METHODS
We included 64 patients with SUI who underwent the TVT-S (n=31) or TOT (MONARC(R), n=33) procedure and were followed up for more than 1 year. The preoperative evaluation included history taking, pelvic examination, consecutive 3-day voiding diary, and urodynamic study including Valsalva leak point pressure. Postoperatively, continence status and subjective patient satisfaction were evaluated. Cure was defined as the absence of any episodes of involuntary urine leakage during stressful activities and a stress cough test.
RESULTS
The TVT-S group (71.0%) showed a slightly lower cure rate than did the MONARC group (84.8%); however, there was no significant difference between the 2 groups (p=0.179). Nine of the patients who underwent the TVT-S showed incontinence postoperatively. Among them, the H approach was used in 7 patients and the U approach was done in 2 patients. Following TVT-S and MONARC, the patients' reported satisfaction was 80.6% and 78.8%, respectively. Patient satisfaction did not differ significantly between the two groups (p=0.854).
CONCLUSIONS
Our results showed that the TVT-S and MONARC procedures may be comparable in terms of cure rate and patient satisfaction after more than 1 year of follow-up.

Keyword

Minimally invasive surgical procedures; Treatment outcome; Urinary stress incontinence

MeSH Terms

Cough
Female
Follow-Up Studies
Gynecological Examination
Humans
Patient Satisfaction
Suburethral Slings
Surgical Procedures, Minimally Invasive
Treatment Outcome
Urinary Incontinence
Urinary Incontinence, Stress
Urodynamics

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