TOT 84: A Way to Standardize the Surgical Procedure of a Transobturator Tape
Joint Authors
Ludwig, Sebastian
Stumm, Martin
Jager, Wolfram
Mallmann, Peter
Source
Issue
Vol. 2016, Issue 2016 (31 Dec. 2016), pp.1-4, 4 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2016-02-15
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
4
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Suburethral tapes are placed “tension-free” below the urethra.
Several studies reported considerable differences of the distance between urethra and tape.
These distances ranged from 1 to 10 mm amongst different patients.
This either caused urethral obstruction or had no effect on urinary incontinence.
Therefore, we decided to standardize the procedure by placing a Hegar dilator of 8-millimeter diameter in the urethra and another Hegar dilator of 4-millimeter diameter between the urethra and the tape during transobturator tape placement.
Using that simple technique, which we named “TOT 8/4,” we observed that 83% of the tapes were placed in the desired distance between 3 and 5 millimeters below the urethra.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Ludwig, Sebastian& Stumm, Martin& Mallmann, Peter& Jager, Wolfram. 2016. TOT 84: A Way to Standardize the Surgical Procedure of a Transobturator Tape. BioMed Research International،Vol. 2016, no. 2016, pp.1-4.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Ludwig, Sebastian…[et al.]. TOT 84: A Way to Standardize the Surgical Procedure of a Transobturator Tape. BioMed Research International No. 2016 (2016), pp.1-4.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Ludwig, Sebastian& Stumm, Martin& Mallmann, Peter& Jager, Wolfram. TOT 84: A Way to Standardize the Surgical Procedure of a Transobturator Tape. BioMed Research International. 2016. Vol. 2016, no. 2016, pp.1-4.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1097950
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1097950