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NEUROUROLOGY AND URODYNAMICS
Volume 22, Issue 3, Pages 185-190Publisher
WILEY-LISS
DOI: 10.1002/nau.10092
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bladder outlet obstruction nomogram; modified Burch colposuspension; tension-free vaginal tape; urethral resistance; voiding mechanism
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Aims: To determine whether the tension-free vaginal tape (TVT) procedure affects the mechanics of voiding in women with genuine stress incontinence (GSI). Methods: Between July of 1997 and July of 1999,116 women with GSI in the absence of pelvic prolapse underwent a randomized controlled study of TVT vs. modified Burch colposuspension. The trial was conducted by using a standardized protocol, including strict criteria for excluding preexisting bladder outlet obstruction (BOO). Urodynamic studies including free flowmetry, filling (provocative) and voiding cystometry, and 1-hour pad test were performed before and at least 1 year after the operation. The Blaivas and Groutz nomogram was used as another criteria to assess the pre- and postoperative BOO. Results: Eighteen women were excluded from the study as a result of having preexisting BOO and an additional 8 were lost to follow-up. The comparison between pre- and postoperative variables for each procedure revealed that maximal flow rate of noninvasive uroflowmetry was significantly lower after operation in both groups (P = 0.009, P = 0.010, respectively). Detrusor pressure at maximal flow and urethral resistance were significantly higher and micturition volumes significantly lower after operation in the Burch group (P < 0.001, P < 0.001, P = 0.029, respectively). The difference between pre- and postoperative distribution of the obstruction nomogram of the Burch group was significantly different (P = 0.023). Conclusions: Based on strict exclusion criteria for preoperative BOO, our findings strongly suggest that with a median 22 months (range, 12 to 36 months) of follow-up, a properly performed tension-free vaginal tape procedure does not cause urethral obstruction. (C) 2003 Wiley-Liss, Inc.
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