Unfavorable Immediate Outcome Of The TVT Secur Sling In Twenty Consecutive Women With Stress Urinary Incontinence

ORLANDO, FL (UroToday.com) - Dr. Fabio Bacarat from Sao Paolo, Brazil reported on an unfavorable early outcome of the new TVT Secur ? in twenty consecutive women with stress urinary incontinence (SUI). TVT Secur ? was reportedly placed into the obturator internus muscle in a “tension free” fashion. Preoperative Valsalva leak point pressure (VLPP) was 38-115 cm H20, but did not predict outcome in this small cohort of patients.

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Filed under: Urology on July 8th, 2008