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The Inside-Out Transobturator Male Sling for the Surgical Treatment of Stress Urinary Incontinence After Radical Prostatectomy: Midterm Results of a Single-Center Prospective Study.
LERUTH, Julie; Waltregny, David; de Leval, Jean
2012In European Urology, 61 (3), p. 608-615
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Keywords :
male sling; male urinary incontinence; radical prostatectomy
Abstract :
[en] BACKGROUND: Transobturator slings are currently promoted for the treatment of stress urinary incontinence (SUI) after radical prostatectomy (RP), but data on outcome remain limited. OBJECTIVE: To assess, at midterm, the efficacy and safety of the inside-out transobturator male sling for treating post-RP SUI and to determine factors associated with failure. DESIGN, SETTING, AND PARTICIPANTS: Prospective one-center trial involving 173 consecutive patients without detrusor overactivity, treated between 2006 and 2011 for SUI following RP. INTERVENTION: Placement of an inside-out transobturator sling. MEASUREMENTS: Baseline and follow-up evaluations included uroflowmetry and continence and quality-of-life (QoL) questionnaires. Cure was defined as no pad use and improvement as a number of pads per day reduced by >/=50% and two or fewer pads. Complications were recorded, and factors associated with treatment failure were evaluated. RESULTS AND LIMITATIONS: Preoperatively, 21%, 35%, and 44% of the patients were using two, three to five, and more than five pads per day, respectively. After a median follow-up of 24 mo (range: 12-60 mo), 49% were cured, 35% improved, and 16% not improved. QoL was enhanced (p<0.001), and 72% of patients were moderately to completely satisfied with the procedure. Maximum flow rates were slightly reduced (p=0.004); postvoid residual volumes were similar (p=0.097). Complications were urinary retention after catheter removal (15%), perineal/scrotal hematoma (9%), pain lasting >6 mo (3%), and sling infection (2%); all were managed conservatively. Severe SUI before sling surgery was not associated with a worse outcome, whereas obesity and a history of pelvic irradiation or bladder neck stenosis were independent risk factors of failure, with risk ratios of 7.9 (95% confidence interval [CI], 3.3-18.9), 3.3 (95% CI, 1.4-7.8), and 2.6 (95% CI, 1.1-6.5), respectively. CONCLUSIONS: The inside-out transobturator male sling is an efficient and safe treatment for post-RP SUI at midterm. Patients with prior pelvic irradiation may not be suitable candidates.
Disciplines :
Urology & nephrology
Author, co-author :
LERUTH, Julie ;  Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Liège - CHU > Urologie
Waltregny, David  ;  Université de Liège - ULiège > Département des sciences cliniques > Urologie
de Leval, Jean ;  Université de Liège - ULiège > Département des sciences cliniques > Département des sciences cliniques
Language :
English
Title :
The Inside-Out Transobturator Male Sling for the Surgical Treatment of Stress Urinary Incontinence After Radical Prostatectomy: Midterm Results of a Single-Center Prospective Study.
Publication date :
2012
Journal title :
European Urology
ISSN :
0302-2838
eISSN :
1873-7560
Publisher :
Elsevier Science, Amsterdam, Netherlands
Volume :
61
Issue :
3
Pages :
608-615
Peer reviewed :
Peer Reviewed verified by ORBi
Commentary :
Copyright (c) 2011 European Association of Urology. Published by Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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