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Incontinence
11-year Study Data Shows New Promise for Treating Stress Urinary Incontinence
September 25th, 2008
A new study published in the August issue of International Urogynecology Journal analyzes data of an 11-year follow up study on the safety and effectiveness of tension-free vaginal tape (TVT) as a treatment for stress urinary incontinence (SUI) in women. Researchers followed women treated with GYNECARE TVT™ Retropubic System Tension-free Support for Incontinence and found that after 11 years, 90% were objectively cured and 97% considered themselves subjectively cured or improved. This study represents the most extensive follow up for modern mid-urethral sling operations to date. The three-center prospective observational cohort study led by...
Source: Women's Health Weekly (2008-09-25)
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