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. 2012 May;23(5):589-95.
doi: 10.1007/s00192-011-1605-y. Epub 2011 Nov 23.

The MiniArc sling for female stress urinary incontinence: clinical results after 1-year follow-up

C R C Hogewoning  1 , I M C Ruhe, M D Bekker, C J A Hogewoning, H Putter, M C DeRuiter, R C M Pelger, H W Elzevier
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The MiniArc sling for female stress urinary incontinence: clinical results after 1-year follow-up

C R C Hogewoning et al. Int Urogynecol J. 2012 May.

Abstract

Introduction and hypothesis: The objective of this study was the assessment of the efficiency of the MiniArc for curing stress urinary incontinence.

Methods: Seventy-seven patients, operated on from March 2008 to November 2009, were evaluated in this study. One-year post-operative data are presented. All patients suffered from predominant stress urinary incontinence. After 1 year, response was 74%. Evaluation was performed using a questionnaire consisting of the EuroQol-5 Dimensions, the Patient Global Impression of Improvement, the Incontinence Impact Questionnaire, the Urinary Distress Inventory, the Prolapse/Urinary Incontinence Sexual Questionnaire, short form, and the Defecation Distress Inventory.

Results: One year after surgery, 68% of the patients stated an improvement in their incontinence status, while only 44% stated to be completely dry.

Conclusion: The 1-year follow-up suggests that the MiniArc is less effective in the treatment of stress urinary incontinence than the TVT.

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