Transobturator tension-free vaginal tape for surgical treatment of female stress urinary incontinence(report of 16 cases)

Objectives To investigate the effectiveness of transobturator tension-free vaginal tape for surgical treatment of female stress urinary incontinence.Methods Sixteen female patients confirmed to have stress urinary incontinence via clinical routine and urodynamic examination were treating with TVT-O operation.TVT-O tape was implanted around mid-urethra via a minimal vaginal incision.Results The mean operation time was 20min and the mean intraoperative bleeding was 18 ml.The mean catheterization time was 16 hours and mean hospital stay was 4 days.All patients were cured and the clinical symptoms disappeared after operation.The clinical symptom of urinary frequency disappeared after symptomatic treatment in 2 cases; and 1 case with the inner thigh pain had not been given treatment; then the symptoms disappeared after 3 days.Conclusions TVT-O is simple,safe,minimally invasive and effective for the surgical treatment of female stress urinary incontinence. Key words: Urinary Incontinence;  Stress;  Vagine