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The Practice Of Burch Colposuspension Versus Mid Urethral Slings For The Treatment Of Stress Urinary Incontinence In Developing Country, Saida Abrar, Lubna Razzak, Raheela Mohsin Rizvi
The Practice Of Burch Colposuspension Versus Mid Urethral Slings For The Treatment Of Stress Urinary Incontinence In Developing Country, Saida Abrar, Lubna Razzak, Raheela Mohsin Rizvi
Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology
Objectives: To compare the effectiveness and complications of Burch colposuspension and Mid Urethral Slings (MUS) for the treatment of Stress Urinary Incontinence (SUI).
Methods: We conducted a cross-sectional study of 162 patients who underwent surgery for SUI with Burch colposuspension (n=40), tension free vaginal tape (TVT) (n= 59) or transobturator tape (TOT) (n=63), from 2006 to 2014 at the Aga Khan University Hospital- Karachi. All three groups were assessed in terms of demographics, cure rates, intraoperative and postoperative complications at one and five years using incontinence impact questionnaire-short form-7 (IIQ-7) and urogenital distress inventory -short form-6 (UDI-6).
Results: Mean age …