Korean J Urol.  2011 May;52(5):335-339.

Efficacy and Safety of the TVT-SECUR(R) and Impact on Quality of Life in Women with Stress Urinary Incontinence: A 2-Year Follow-Up

• Shin YS
• Cha JS
• Cheon MW
• Kim YG
• Kim MK

Abstract

PURPOSE
As recently reported, the short-term results of the tension-free vaginal tape SECUR(R) (TVT-S) procedure seem to be similar to those of the conventional transobturator tape (TOT) procedure. However, results of efficacy and satisfaction with TVT-S are insufficient in patients with more than 1 year of follow-up. Therefore, we evaluated the results of the TVT-S procedure in women with stress urinary incontinence (SUI) during 2 years.
MATERIALS AND METHODS
We evaluated 51 patients with clinical and urodynamic diagnoses of SUI who underwent the TVT-S procedure from March 2008 to February 2009. Preoperative evaluation included a history, cough stress test with full bladder, urodynamic study, and incontinence quality of life (I-QoL) questionnaire. Following the postoperative period, urinary incontinence status was examined through a physical examination and the I-QoL questionnaire was completed in an outpatient setting or by telephone.
RESULTS
Data from 2 years of follow-up were available for 46 of 51 patients. The cure rate was 80.4% at 1 month after TVT-S and 76.0% at 2 years after TVT-S. The cure or improvement rate was 93.5% at 1 month after TVT-S and 86.8% at 2 years after TVT-S. The mean total I-QoL score increased by 42 points at 1 month after TVT-S (p<0.026) and by 32 points at 2 years after TVT-S (p<0.013). Most patients reported significant improvements in quality of life. At the 2-year follow-up, there were no significant complications related to TVT-S.
CONCLUSIONS
The results of this study suggest that TVT-S is an efficient and safe procedure for the improvement of both the quality of life of the patients and the SUI itself.

Keyword

Minimally invasive surgical procedures; Treatment outcome; Urinary stress incontinence

MeSH Terms

Cough
Exercise Test
Female
Follow-Up Studies
Humans
Outpatients
Physical Examination
Postoperative Period
Quality of Life
Suburethral Slings
Surgical Procedures, Minimally Invasive
Treatment Outcome
Urinary Bladder
Urinary Incontinence
Urinary Incontinence, Stress
Urodynamics

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