Two new studies address transobturator tension-free tape (TO-TVT) surgery in women with stress urinary incontinence (SUI): the first reports long-term patient-reported outcomes, while the second ...

After a mean 9 years of follow-up, women who underwent tension-free vaginal tape obturator surgery for stress urinary incontinence had objective and subjective cure rates of 89% and 92%, respectively, ...

Since then, we have seen several attempts to make this procedure even less invasive. The first major adjustment, the transobturator approach, appears to have good long-term results, with comparative ...

TORONTO—A modified inside-out transobturator (TVT-O) procedure is safe and effective for treating stress urinary incontinence (SUI) in women, according to data presented at the joint annual meeting of ...

Implantation of tension-free vaginal transobturator tape (TVT-O) is a highly effective and long lasting treatment for women with stress urinary incontinence (SUI). In a prospective study of women with ...

A randomized clinical trial involving seven hospitals in Finland has reported similar 5-year outcomes after surgical treatment with the retropubic tension-free vaginal tape (TVT) and the ...

In the Southern District of West Virginia, Johnson & Johnson and its subsidiary, Ethicon, Inc., were sued for defective design and failure to warn for their transvaginal mesh TVT-O, in addition to a ...

Caldera Medical, a leader in women's health medical devices, has acquired Ethicon’s Gynecare TVT™ family of products and will transition the products in the coming months. This strategic milestone ...

Lawsuit was filed by Ms. TB who was injured by the TVT-O, a polypropylene transobturator sling, used for the surgical management of stress urinary incontinence. The sling was rushed to market in 2004 ...