Preoperative Valsava leak point pressure may not predict outcome of mid-urethral slings: analysis from a randomized controlled trial of retropubic versus transobturator mid-urethral slings

Preoperative Valsava leak point pressure may not predict outcome of mid-urethral slings: analysis from a randomized controlled trial of retropubic versus transobturator mid-urethral slings

OBJECTIVE: To test the hypothesis that preoperative Valsalva leak point pressure (VLPP) predicts long-term outcome of mid-urethra slings for female stress urinary incontinence (SUI). MATERIALS AND METHODS: One hundred and forty-five patients with SUI were prospectively randomized to two mid-urethra...

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Main Authors: Elisabetta Costantini, Massimo Lazzeri, Antonella Giannantoni, Vittorio Bini, Alberto Vianello, Ervin Kocjancic, Massimo Porena
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Urologia 2008-02-01
Series:International Brazilian Journal of Urology
Subjects:
urinary incontinence
Valsalva leak point pressure
tension free vaginal tape
transobturator tape
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