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Is tension-free vaginal tape as effective as colposuspension in the long-term treatment of stress urinary incontinence?

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Ward KL and Hilton P (2008) Tension-free vaginal tape versus colposuspension for primary urodynamic stress incontinence: 5-year follow up. BJOG 115: 226–233

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  1. DE Rapp is a Fellow in the Department of Urology, and Deputy Chief of the Department of Surgery at the Virginia Mason Medical Center., and FE Govier is the Head of the Section of Urology and Renal Transplantation,

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  2. FE Govier is also a Clinical Professor at the University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA.,

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Rapp, D., Govier, F. Is tension-free vaginal tape as effective as colposuspension in the long-term treatment of stress urinary incontinence?. Nat Rev Urol 5, 416–417 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1038/ncpuro1152

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