Fixed or adjustable sling in the treatment of male stress urinary incontinence: results from a large cohort study

Fixed and adjustable male slings for the treatment of male urinary stress incontinence became increasingly popular during the last decade. Although fixed slings are recommended for the treatment of mild to moderate stress urinary incontinence, there is still a lack of evidence regarding the precise...

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Published in:Translational andrology and urology 2020-06, Vol.9 (3), p.1099-1107
Main Authors: Hüsch, Tanja, Kretschmer, Alexander, Obaje, Alice, Kirschner-Hermanns, Ruth, Anding, Ralf, Pottek, Tobias, Rose, Achim, Olianas, Roberto, Friedl, Alexander, Homberg, Roland, Pfitzenmaier, Jesco, Abdunnur, Rudi, Queissert, Fabian, Naumann, Carsten M, Schweiger, Josef, Wotzka, Carola, Nyarangi-Dix, Joanne, Hofmann, Torben, Ulm, Kurt, Hübner, Wilhelm, Bauer, Ricarda M, Haferkamp, Axel
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Summary:Fixed and adjustable male slings for the treatment of male urinary stress incontinence became increasingly popular during the last decade. Although fixed slings are recommended for the treatment of mild to moderate stress urinary incontinence, there is still a lack of evidence regarding the precise indication for an adjustable male sling. Furthermore, there is still no evidence that one type of male sling is superior to another. However, both, adjustable and fixed slings, are commonly utilized in daily clinical practice. This current investigation aims to evaluate the differences between fixed and adjustable male slings regarding indications, complication rates and functional outcome in the treatment of male stress urinary incontinence in current clinical practice. A total of 294 patients with a fixed and 176 patients with an adjustable male sling were evaluated in a multicenter single arm cohort trial. Data collection was performed retrospectively according the medical record. Functional outcome was prospectively analyzed by standardized, validated questionnaires. Descriptive statistics was performed to present patient characteristics, complication rates and functional outcome. A chi2-test for categorical and independent t-test for continuous variables was performed to identify heterogeneity between the groups and to correlate preoperative characteristics with the outcome. A P value
ISSN:2223-4691
2223-4683
2223-4691
DOI:10.21037/tau-19-852