A randomized clinical trial involving seven hospitals in Finland has reported similar 5-year outcomes after surgical treatment with the retropubic tension-free vaginal tape (TVT) and the transobturator tension-free vaginal tape (TVT-O) procedures for women with stress urinary incontinence. The objective cure and treatment satisfaction rates were 84.7% and 94.2%, respectively, in the TVT group, compared with 86.2% and 91.7% in the TVT-O group. Complication rates were low for both groups, with no late-onset adverse effects of the tape material.
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Laurikainen, E. et al. Five-year results of a randomized trial comparing retropubic and transobturator midurethral slings for stress incontinence. Eur. Urol. 10.1016/j.eururo.2014.01.031
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5-year follow-up data similar for TVT and TVT-O slings. Nat Rev Urol 11, 184 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1038/nrurol.2014.48
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