Research Article
Ultrasonographic Assessment with Three-Dimensional Mode of the Urethral Compression Effect following Sling Surgery with and without Mesh Surgery
Table 3
Postoperative urethral topography at rest and during straining in both groups.
| | | Resting | Straining | | | S (n=36) | S+M (n=40) | P-value | S (n=36) | S+M (n=40) | P-value |
| | Proximal (area)(mm2) | 140.9±57.4 | 135.6±47.7 | 0.66 | 122.0±60.6 | 122.2±55.5 | 0.99 | | a (mm) | 6.2±1.6 | 5.8±1.2 | 0.21 | 5.4±1.5 | 5.4±1.2 | 0.87 | | b (mm) | 7.0±1.6 | 7.4±2.0 | 0.38 | 6.8±1.8 | 7.0±2.2 | 0.64 | | Middle (area)(mm2) | 134.0±72.7 | 147.9±69.3 | 0.40 | 88.5±45.4 | 90.7±48.4 | 0.84 | | a (mm) | 5.5±1.8 | 5.9±2.0 | 0.42 | 4.4±1.4 | 4.5±1.4 | 0.78 | | b (mm) | 7.3±2.5 | 7.8±2.1 | 0.27 | 6.1±2.1 | 6.1±1.7 | 0.97 | | Distal (area)(mm2) | 112.3±63.6 | 130.9±82.2 | 0.27 | 80.7±50.3 | 93.4±52.9 | 0.28 | | a (mm) | 5.0±1.7 | 5.4±2.1 | 0.38 | 4.2±1.2 | 4.5±1.3 | 0.21 | | b (mm) | 6.7±2.3 | 7.3±2.9 | 0.30 | 5.9±2.8 | 6.3±2.3 | 0.51 | | 2-arm angle (°) | 102.9±17.4 | 110.0±15.9 | 0.04 | 89.4±19.2 | 93.9±19.3 | 0.32 | | TU | 5.3±1.8 | 5.9±2.4 | 0.20 | 4.3±1.7 | 4.9±2.2 | 0.14 |
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S, sling; S+M, sling plus mesh; °, degree; TU, distance between the tape and urethra. Statistical significance; Student’s t-test; χ2 test. |
