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- Title
Dramatic increase (1997-2007) in the number of procedures for stress urinary incontinence in Belgium.
- Authors
Cammu, Hendrik; Saeys, Freya; Haentjens, Patrick
- Abstract
Introduction and hypothesis: We wondered if the tension-free vaginal tape approach, introduced in 1998, influenced the rate of anti-incontinence surgery. Methods: We determined the rates of anti-incontinence surgery in Belgium between 1997 and 2007, using the Belgian National Health Insurance Fund register covering the entire adult female population of nearly 4,420,000 women in Belgiun. Results: The rate per 1,000 women of anti-incontinence surgery increased from 0.54 in 1997 to 2.03 in 2004, after which a plateau was reached (2.01 in 2007). This nearly fourfold increase coincided with the introduction in 1998 on the Belgian market of the tension-free vaginal tape (+66% more interventions between 1998 and 2001). After the introduction of the transobturator tape in 2001, the rate increased even more dramatically (+118% between 2001 and 2004). Conclusions: Rates of anti-incontinence surgery increased by 272% in Belgium between 1997 and 2007. This increase coincided with the availability of tension-free mesh sling operations.
- Subjects
URINARY incontinence; HEALTH insurance; MEDICAL care; URINATION disorders; FEMALE reproductive organ diseases; DISEASES in women; EXPERIMENTAL surgery
- Publication
International Urogynecology Journal, 2010, Vol 21, Issue 12, p1511
- ISSN
0937-3462
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s00192-010-1226-x