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Clinical And Quality-Of-Life (Qol) Outcomes In Women Treated By Tension Free Vaginal Tape (Tvt), Raheela Mohsin Rizvi
Clinical And Quality-Of-Life (Qol) Outcomes In Women Treated By Tension Free Vaginal Tape (Tvt), Raheela Mohsin Rizvi
Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology
Objectives: To assess subjective success rates, complications and impact on quality of life (QoL) in women treated by Tension Free Vaginal Tape for urinary incontinence.
Methods: A retrospective cohort analysis was made on 30 consecutive women undergoing TVT procedure alone or as concomitant to other pelvic surgical procedures, from June 2004 to October 2007. All the Patients were evaluated by history, clinical examination with POP-Q (pelvic organ prolapse-quantification) scoring for uterovaginal prolapse and urodynamic testing. Improvement of health-related QoL (quality of life) was assessed by incontinence impact questionnaire-short form (IIQ-7) and urogenital distress inventory-short form (UDI-6). The success of surgery …