• The retropubic tension-free vaginal tape procedure—Efficacy, risk factors for recurrence and long-term safety 

      Holdø, Bjørn; Verelst, Margareta; Svenningsen, Rune; Milsom, Ian; Skjeldestad, Finn Egil (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2019-02-14)
      <i>Introduction</i> - The retropubic tension‐free vaginal tape has been the preferred method for primary surgical treatment of stress urinary incontinence and stress‐dominated mixed urinary incontinence in women for more than 20 years. This study presents long‐term safety and efficacy data and assesses risk factors for long‐term recurrence.<p> <p><i>Material and methods</i> - In a case‐series ...
    • Surgeon’s experience and clinical outcome after retropubic tension‐free vaginal tape - A case series 

      Holdø, Bjørn; Møllersen, Kajsa; Verelst, Margareta; Milsom, Ian; Svenningsen, Rune; Skjeldestad, Finn Egil (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2020-02-27)
      <i>Introduction</i> - The retropubic tension‐free vaginal tape procedure has been the preferred method for primary surgical treatment of stress and stress‐dominant mixed urinary incontinence in women for more than 20 years. In this study, we assessed associations between surgeon's experience with the primary tension‐free vaginal tape procedure and both perioperative complications and recurrence ...
    • Surgical treatment of stress urinary incontinence in women. The shift from Burch colposuspension to the retropubic tension-free vaginal tape procedure 

      Holdø, Bjørn (Doctoral thesis; Doktorgradsavhandling, 2020-09-25)
      Until the late 1990s, the Burch colposuspension was considered the gold standard for the surgical treatment of stress urinary incontinence (SUI) and stress-dominated mixed urinary incontinence (MUI) in women. In 1996, Ulmsten introduced the minimally invasive retropubic tension-free vaginal tape (TVT) procedure, and the first case series reported high safety and effectiveness of this procedure at ...