Reference : Actualités therapeutiques en urologie. Le TVT-O, nouvelle technique mini-invasive pour l...
Scientific journals : Article
Human health sciences : Urology & nephrology
http://hdl.handle.net/2268/4723
Actualités therapeutiques en urologie. Le TVT-O, nouvelle technique mini-invasive pour le traitement de l'incontinence urinaire d'effort féminine, développements et expérience clinique
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[en] TVT-O, a novel minimally invasive technique for the treatment of female stress urinary incontinence from development to clinical experience
de Leval, Jean[Université de Liège - ULg > Département des sciences cliniques > Urologie >]
Waltregny, David[Université de Liège - ULg > Département des sciences biomédicales et précliniques > Labo de recherche sur les métastases - Département des sciences biomédicales et précliniques >]
[en] Tension-free sub-urethral tapes have revolutionized the surgical treatment of female stress urinary incontinence for the past decade. The inside-out transobturator approach, developed in our Institution 5 years ago, is currently being utilized worldwide. The technique is simple and reproducible and the incidence of complications is minimized. Stress urinary incontinence cure rates of almost 90% are achieved after a 3-year minimum follow up. These good results have been confirmed in the international literature.