Objective Results UF was demonstrated by introital ultrasound in 59% of the patients with SUI (Group 1) and was absent in 41% (Group 2). There were no differences between the two groups in mean age (P = 0.208)

Preoperative URP does not correlate with SUI in all women, has no predictive value, and does not correlate with the outcome of anti-incontinence surgery. However, there seems to be an association with biomechanical factors such as obesity, which may open up a new area of application for URP measurement in urogynecologic diagnosis.

Recurrent urinary tract infections and symptoms of a hyperactive bladder in women having undergone a TVT (tension-free vaginal tape) procedure may be due to intravesical position of the tape. Urogenital ultrasound can provide early preliminary diagnostic evidence, which can then be confirmed by subsequent urethrocystoscopy. Minimally invasive revision can be achieved by transurethral resection of the intravesical TVT portions. Tape portions near the wall can be removed after stretching of the tape with grasping forceps inserted through a suprapubically placed trocar. This simple procedure can spare the patient a more extensive repeat operation for removal of the intravesical TVT that may even require a combined abdominovaginal approach.

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