Tension-free vaginal tape (TVT) for the treatment of female stress urinary incontinence / 中华泌尿外科杂志

ABSTRACT

100 ml) in 14 cases (12.7%).Postoperative short-term (within 1 month) complications included dysuria in 9 cases (8.2%),urinary reten-tion in 1(0.9%), de novo urgency and frequency in 12(10.9%).Long-term (after 6 months) complica-tions consisted of suprapubic discomfort in 8 cases (7.3%),urinary difficulty in 2(1.8%), frequency andurgency in 3(2.7%).No tape erosion or pelvic hematoma was found. Only 1 patient underwent the secondprocedure to cut off the tape due to repeated urinary retention. Conclusions TVTprocedure is effective,safe, minimally invasive for the management of female stress urinary incontinence.