• Department of Urology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu Sichuan, 610041，P. R. China.;
Tension-free vaginal tape; Stress urinary incontinence; Repair
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Objective To investigate the indication, approaches andpreventionof complications in treatment of female stress urinary incontinence(SUI) with tension-free vaginal tape (TVT). Methods From September 2003 to December 2004, 40 cases of female stress urinary incontinence were treated, including 8 cases in association with cystocele or rectocele and 1 case in association with uterine prolapse. They ranged from 30 to 70 years in age with an average of 56.3years. The disease course was 1.42 years(7.2 years on average). All patients received TVT. In the patients suffering from uterine prolapse and cystocele or rectocele, butterfly-shaped mesh patch was applied. Results All patients achieved satisfactory results.The complications included slight dysuria(2 cases),vesical perforation(1 case) and pelvic hematoma(1 case) and cleared up after treating. All cases were followed up 1 to 15 months and the results were satisfactory. No urinary incontinence and no dysuria reoccurred. Conclusion TVT is effective for SUI.

Citation： SHEN Hong,GONG Chunyu,HUANG Jin,et al.. TREATMENT OF FEMALE STRESS URINARY INCONTINENCE WITH TENSION-FREE VAGINAL TAPE. Chinese Journal of Reparative and Reconstructive Surgery, 2006, 20(3): 232-234. doi: Copy