TVT-S for surgical treatment of stress urinary incontinence: prospective trial, 1-year follow-up.

Introduction And Hypothesis: The aim of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of and morbidity associated with the tension-free vaginal tape-secur (TVT-S) procedure in women with stress urinary incontinence (SUI).

Methods: We performed a prospective trial, examining 86 women with primary SUI. Eighty-two patients had a 1-year follow-up (dropout rate = 4.

TVT and TVT-O for surgical treatment of primary stress urinary incontinence: prospective randomized trial.

Introduction And Hypothesis: A study was conducted to compare the efficacy and complications of TVT and TVT-O.

Methods: This study is a prospective randomized trial involving 300 women with primary SUI; 149 received TVT, and 151 patients were treated with TVT-O. At the 1 year follow-up, 141 TVT patients and 147 TVT-O patients (dropout, 5.

Pubococcygeus-puborectalis trauma after forceps delivery: evaluation of the levator ani muscle with 3D/4D ultrasound.

Introduction And Hypothesis: This study seeks to assess the effects of forceps-assisted delivery on the levator hiatus.

Methods: Seventy-six women were investigated 12 months after forceps-assisted delivery. Introital three-/four-dimensional ultrasound measured volumes at rest and during the Valsalva maneuver.