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The tension-free vaginal tape procedure for the treatment of stress incontinence in the female patient

Gou X

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Objective:To assess the effects after the tension-free vaginal tape (TVT) procedure in women with urinary incontience.Methods:37 patients with stress incontinence underwent the TVT procedure.Results:The patients have been followed up for 3～16 months.All were cured by the TVT procedure.The main postoperative complication was retention (in 2 patients).Conlusion:Our results demonstrate that the TVT procedure is a safe and effective method for the treatment of stress incontinence in the female patient.

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Key concepts: Medicine, Urinary incontinence, Complication, Surgery, Stress incontinence, Vagina, Urology