| Causes of Reoperation after Midurethral Sling Procedures in Female Stress Urinary Incontinence. |
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| Hong Jin Suh, Su Jin Kim, Noh Sung Seok, Joon Chul Kim, Ji Youl Lee, Dong Hwan Lee |
1Department of Urology, Our Lady of Mercy Hospital, Korea. dhluro@hanmail.net
2Department of Urology, Kangnam St. Mary's Hospital, Korea.
3Department of Urology, Holy Family Hospital, The Catholic University of Korea School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. |
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| ABSTRACT |
PURPOSE
Midurethral sling procedure has become one of the most commonly performed procedures for the treatment of female stress urinary incontinence(SUI). Although complication rate is very low, some patients are required further treatment to correct unwanted problems after surgery as it continues to be more widely used. We evaluated the mesh-related complications in those who required further procedures after midurethral sling procedures.
MATERIALS AND METHODS
From January 2000 to December 2005, female patients who underwent additional surgery because of complications after midurethral sling procedures for stress urinary incontinence were evaluated in this study.
RESULTS
In 675 patients, 298 received a tension-free vaginal tape(TVT) and 377 received a Monarc(transobturator route, TOT) as a sling material at 3 different hospitals.
34(5.0%) out of 675 patients required additional surgery to correct complications including obstructive voiding symptoms, mesh extrusion, failed or recurred SUI, wound pain and mesh in the bladder. Mean age of 34 patients was 54.7, and TVT was used in 21(7.0%) out of 298 patients, Monarc was used in 12(3.4%) out of 377 as midurethral sling materials.
In 19 patients who showed obstructive voiding symptoms, all were cured by mesh cutting and in 8 patients who complained of immediate recurrence of SUI, 7 showed complete dryness by shortening the loosen mesh. Mesh extrusion with vaginal erosion were observed in 3 and all were cured by segmental resection of mesh without recurrence of SUI. 2 patients who showed recurrence of SUI after 2 years of TVT received Monarc procedure. Mesh in the bladder which was found after 6 months of TVT was managed by endoscopic resection of mesh with Monarc procedure in 1, and suprapubic pain after TVT was improved by resection of TVT segment through suprapubic incision in 1. All reoperation procedures were performed by local anesthesia except 1(mesh in the bladder).
CONCLUSION
These data demonstrate that midurethral sling is an excellent surgical procedure with low complication rate, high success rate in reoperation. However, care must be taken to reduce reoperation rate in applying tension of mesh on urethra because most patients(27 out of 34) who required reoperation have complained of obstructive voiding symptoms(19) and persistent incontinence(8). |
| Keywords:
Stress urinary incontinence; Midurethral sling; Complication; Reoperation |
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