CINTA SUBURETRALTRANSOBTURATRIZ (TOT) EN LA INCONTINENCIA URINARIA DE ESFUERZO: CONTINENCIA A MEDIANO PLAZO Y EVOLUCIÓN DE LOS SÍNTOMAS IRRITATIVOS VESICALES

Abstract

Objectives: Medium term evaluation of urinary incontinence in patients treated with transobturator tape (TOT) compared to Burch. Marion and Kelly technique. Method: Prospective evaluation of 74 patients with stress urinary incontinence, treated with the mentioned techniques between October 2003 and May 2005 at Hospital Parroquial of San Bernardo. There were 52 TOT, 9 Burch, 9 Marion and 4 Kelly surgeries performed. Patients were all evaluated by other physician different from the one who made the procedure. flesu/fs;The patients were followed up for an average of 10.6 months for TOT, 14,8 months for Burch, 11.3 for Marion, and 8,6 for Kelly. Total or partial continence was achieved in 88% of TOT, 77% of Burch, 62% of Marion and 75% of Kelly. Continence within 18 months was obtained in 80% of TOT, 71 % of Burch and 40% of Marion submitted patients. Patients who underwent TOT only, had 100% continence rates, significantly higher than those who underwent another associated surgical procedure. Micturition urgency disappeared in 82% of TOT, 66% of Burch, 71% of Marion and 100% of Kelly surgery. De novo urgency appeared in 12% for TOT, 33% for Burch and in none of either Marion or Kelly group. Conclusions: The TOT surgical technique has excellent rates of urinary continence evaluated at medium term. Continence rates are best when TOT was performed as the only surgical procedure. Urinary irritating symptoms disappear in a good percentage of patients regardless of the surgical technique chosen