Local anesthesia for Altis® single incision sling in women with stress urinary incontinence

Local anesthesia for single incision slings has shown a good objective and subjective cure rate in women with stress urinary incontinence. The aim of the present study was to verify the efficacy and safety of local anesthesia during Altis ® single incision placement. One hundred sixty-six consecutiv...

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Published in:Minimally invasive therapy and allied technologies 2023-08, Vol.ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print), p.1-6
Main Authors: Morciano, Andrea, Marzo, Giuseppe, Caliandro, Dario, Schiavi, Michele Carlo, Giaquinto, Alessia, Rappa, Carlo, Zullo, Marzio Angelo, Tinelli, Andrea, Scambia, Giovanni, Cervigni, Mauro
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Language:English
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Altis
local anesthesia
stress incontinence
urgency
urodynamics
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Summary:Local anesthesia for single incision slings has shown a good objective and subjective cure rate in women with stress urinary incontinence. The aim of the present study was to verify the efficacy and safety of local anesthesia during Altis ® single incision placement. One hundred sixty-six consecutive patients (83 patients for each group: local resp. spinal anesthesia) were selected from our database for this retrospective study among women who underwent an Altis ® implantation for SUI from September 2016 to June 2021, after unsuccessful previous conservative treatment. Primary endpoints were objective and subjective cure rates; secondary endpoint was the evaluation of complications linked to this procedure. A total of 155 included patients completed our 12 months follow-up. Baseline characteristics were similar between the groups. Operative time (percentage difference of 50%; p 
ISSN:1364-5706
1365-2931
DOI:10.1080/13645706.2023.2220382