Authors : Asuman Ozkan, Yakup Kumtepe and Ilhan Bahri Delibas
Abstract: The objective of this study was to evaluate the 1 year success of the Mini Sling System in the treatment of Stress Urinary Incontinence (SUI). The subjects were 22 patients who had been treated with the Mini Sling system between July 2009 to January 2010 in the clinic. After diagnosis of genuine SUI by history, physical examination, cough stress pad test and urodynamics. The patients were evaluated at postoperative 1st, 3rd, 6th and 12th months, in terms of urinary incontinence, dyspareunia and lower urinary tract infection and symptoms. The mean operation time was 7 min. There were no intraoperative complications. At the 1st week of surgery, the Mini Sling System was totally removed from a patient due to confirmation of treatment failure. One patient had tissue reaction manifested by a palpable right inguinal nodularity at the postoperative 6th month and treated with partial mesh excision following antibiotherapy. The patient remained continent throughout the follow-up period. There were no other procedure-related complications detected within 1 year of follow-up. Objective cure and failure rates at 1 year follow-up were 95% (21/22) and 5% (1/22), respectively. In conclusion, the Mini Sling System is easy to use and effective minimally invasive method in the treatment of genuine stress incontinence.
Asuman Ozkan, Yakup Kumtepe and Ilhan Bahri Delibas, 2012. Efficacy of Mini Sling System in the Management of Stress Incontinence: 1 Year Follow-Up Data. Research Journal of Medical Sciences, 6: 243-246.