THE TENSION-FREE VAGINAL TAPE PROCEDURE IN WOMEN WITH PREVIOUS FAILED STRESS INCONTINENCE SURGERY

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Authors

Umar Farooq Azam · Kirwan Health Campus

Malcolm Frazer · Royal Victoria Infirmary

Ezzat Kozman · Kirwan Health Campus

Karen Ward · Kirwan Health Campus

Paul Hilton · Royal Victoria Infirmary

Ajay Rane · Royal Victoria Infirmary

Abstract

The tension-free vaginal tape procedure provides the prospect of a success rate similar to that of a conventional sling procedure in patients with previous failed surgery. It has a low rate of operative complications and postoperative morbidity.

Topics & Keywords

Pelvic floor disorders treatments Anorectal Disease Treatments and Outcomes Diverticular Disease and Complications

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Gender equality

Publication Details

Published in: The Journal of Urology

Volume 166, Issue 2, pp. 554-556

DOI: 10.1016/s0022-5347(05)65983-6

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