Urinary Retention

Findings from National Taiwan University advance knowledge in urinary retention

Published in Women's Health Weekly, March 11th, 2010

"The purpose of the study was to evaluate the efficacy of postoperative transvaginal tape mobilization ™ in treating urinary retention after tension-free vaginal tape (TVT) procedures. A 3-0 Vicryl loop was made at the midpoint of the vaginal tape for tension adjustment," scientists in Taipei, Taiwan report.

"If urinary retention occurred postoperatively, TM was applied in the ward under local anesthesia. The TM procedure could be repeated until the patient voided well. Of the 80 women, five (6.3%) patients who had to void with extreme strain or with urinary retention received TM on postoperative days 1 similar to 3. It was successful immediately in four patients,...

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Source: Women's Health Weekly (2010-03-11)

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