Prolapse Repair: Mid-Urethral Sling Reduces Incontinence Risk
October 1, 2011|ObGyn
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Major finding: Three months after surgery, the rate of urinary
incontinence failure in those who received a prophylactic sling (23.6%)
was less than half of that seen in the sham-operated group (49.4%). The
greatest benefit was seen in women who had a positive preoperative
prolapse reduction stress test.
Data Source: A randomized controlled prospective study of 337 women with prolapse.
Disclosures: Dr. Wei disclosed that he does contracted research for Sanofi-Aventis.
From the Annual Meeting of the American Urogynecologic Society
“The low bias in the PPC group, the high rate of participation, and the high rate of follow-up all makes this an exceptional trial,” he said.
