Introduction
SUI, TVT, MUI, incontinence
INCONTINENCE, STRESS URINARY INCONTINENCE, URINE LEAKAGE
Stress urinary incontinence (SUI) is defined as involuntary urine leakage during physical exertion or while sneezing or coughing, whereas urge incontinence is involuntary loss of urine associated with urgency [The first-line treatment of urinary incontinence is conservative, and it includes lifestyle modifications (weight control, cessation of smoking, etc.) and physiotherapy. However, conservative treatment is usually inadequate. Therefore, minimally invasive mid-urethral sling (MUS) operations are currently the gold standard of surgical treatment for SUI [The aims of this study were to investigate the effectiveness of minimally invasive MUS surgery at an average of 16 years’ follow-up, and to compare the subjective outcomes of TVT and TOT methods in the treatment of SUI and MUI in the long-term follow-up of a randomized controlled trial (RCT).