Pubococcygeal Sling versus Refixation of the Pubocervical Fascia in Vesicovaginal Fistula Repair: A Retrospective Review

Table 1

Continent status across groups.

		Procedure
	PC sling mean (SD)	RPCF	value	PC sling + RPCF
Total	176	73		32
Operating time (min)	92.8 (44.9)	89.0 (43.1)	0.6508	92.3 (37.0)
	86.1–99.6	78.6–99.3		79.0–105.6
Estimated blood loss (cc)	130 (136.7)	123.7 (185.5)	0.3960	132.7 (138.8)
	109.3–150.7	76.6–170.8		82.6–182.7
Postoperative complications			0.595
(i) Bleeding	1 (0.06)	1 (1.4)		0 (0.0)
(ii) Suspected infection	3 (1.7)	2 (2.7)		0 (0.0)
(iii) Urinary retention	0 (0.0)	1 (1.4)		0 (0.0)
(iv) No complications	172 (97.7)	69 (94.5)		32 (100.0)
Dye test results	169	69	0.221	32
(i) Positive	27 (16.0)	7 (10.1)		2 (6.7)
(ii) Negative	142 (84.0)	62 (89.9)		30 (93.8)
Pad weight (g)	14.7 (20.1)	20.7 (25.4)	0.2143	14.8 (19.7)
	11.7–17.8	14.8–26.6		7.7–21.9
Clinical impression of incontinence status	157	67	0.515	32
(i) Continent	55 (35.0)	18 (26.9)		13 (40.6)
(ii) Stress	74 (47.1)	32 (47.8)		14 (43.8)
(iii) Urge	2 (1.3)	1 (1.5)		0 (0.0)
(iv) Low capacity	6 (3.8)	8 (11.9)		2 (6.3)
(v) Residual fistula	20 (12.7)	8 (11.9)		3 (9.4)