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  • Female Pelvic Medicine
  • Urogynecology

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  • Stress urinary incontinence (SUI) surgery can lead to postoperative voiding dysfunction in some women.
  • Detrusor underactivity (DU), identified via urodynamic study (UDS), is a potential factor influencing post-SUI surgery outcomes.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the relationship between preoperative detrusor underactivity (DU) and the occurrence of voiding dysfunction after stress urinary incontinence (SUI) surgery using a single incision sling (SIS).

Main Methods:

  • A prospective, diagnostic study compared women with DU (cases) to those with normal detrusor function (controls) undergoing SUI surgery with a SIS.
  • Urodynamic studies (UDS) were used to diagnose DU prior to surgery.
  • Urinary symptoms were assessed using structured questionnaires.

Main Results:

  • The study included 139 women; 29 had DU and 110 had normal detrusor function.
  • Both groups showed similar objective and subjective success rates after SUI surgery (71.4-75.5% and 85.4-96.1%, respectively).
  • While voiding symptoms increased post-surgery in both groups, the DU group showed a higher proportion of persistent or de novo voiding symptoms, although not statistically significant.

Conclusions:

  • Preoperative detrusor underactivity (DU) does not appear to impact the success rates of stress urinary incontinence (SUI) surgery when using a single incision sling (SIS).
  • Women with preoperative DU may have an increased tendency towards postoperative voiding dysfunction, warranting further investigation.