Transobturator tape, tension-free vaginal tape, and transvaginal tension-free vaginal tape-obturator for the treatment of female stress urinary incontinence: A systematic review and network meta-analysis

Abstract

Objective: To systematically review the safety and effectiveness of tension-free vaginal tape (TVT), transobturator tape (TOT), and transvaginal tension-free vaginal tape-obturator (TVT-O) in the treatment of stress urinary incontinence (SUI).

Methods: The PubMed, Embase, The Cochrane Library, Web of Science, WanFang Data, and CNKI were electronically searched. A total of 22 trials involving 3709 patients were included.

Results: The objective cure rate was better with TVT than with TOT and TVT-O. The incidence of postoperative thigh/groin pain was lower with TVT than with TOT and TVT-O, but the incidence of dysuria was higher with TVT than with TVT-O. The incidence of lower urinary tract infection was higher with TVT than with TOT.

Conclusion: Tension-free vaginal tape may have a better outcome compared to TOT and TVT-O, but the risk of dysuria and lower urinary tract infection is higher with SUI.

Keywords: network meta-analysis; stress urinary incontinence; tension-free vaginal tape; transobturator tape; transvaginal tension-free vaginal tape-obturator.