Research Article
Ultrasonographic Assessment with Three-Dimensional Mode of the Urethral Compression Effect following Sling Surgery with and without Mesh Surgery
Table 5
Postoperative ultrasound measurements in women reporting success and failure outcome.
| | | Success (n=71) | Failure (n=5) | | | Resting | Straining | P-value | Resting | Straining | P-value |
| | Proximal (area)(mm2 ) | 47.5±15.4 | 44.1±15.8 | 0.11 | 43.3±11.7 | 41.3±20.9 | 0.76 | | a (mm) | 6.3±1.4 | 5.7±1.1 | 0.01 | 6.0±1.4 | 5.3±1.0 | 0.14 | | b (mm) | 7.5±1.7 | 7.5±1.6 | 0.98 | 7.3±0.9 | 7.7±3.0 | 0.73 | | Middle (area )(mm2 ) | 49.6±19.1 | 32.3±11.7 | <0.01 | 59.9±14.0 | 29.2±7.0 | <0.01 | | a (mm) | 6.2±2.0 | 4.8±1.1 | <0.01 | 6.6±0.9 | 4.6±0.5 | <0.01 | | b (mm) | 8.0±1.9 | 6.8±1.7 | <0.01 | 9.0±1.3 | 6.3±1.3 | <0.01 | | Distal (area )(mm2 ) | 45.6±24.3 | 34.3±17.1 | <0.01 | 52.0±25.5 | 29.2±7.4 | 0.04 | | a (mm) | 5.7±2.1 | 4.6±0.9 | <0.01 | 5.4±0.8 | 4.6±1.2 | 0.055 | | b (mm) | 7.8±2.6 | 7.2±2.7 | 0.18 | 9.2±3.1 | 6.5±1.4 | 0.07 | | 2-arm angle (°) | 106.7±15.7 | 89.1±15.9 | <0.01 | 112.6±9.4 | 94.5±14.8 | <0.01 | | TU | 5.7±2.1 | 4.5±1.8 | <0.01 | 4.8±2.4 | 3.8±2.1 | <0.01 |
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TVT, tension-free vaginal tape; TVT-O, TVT-obturator tape; °, degree; TU, distance between the tape and urethra. Statistical significance; paired t-test |
