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. 2021 Jun 30;33(4):1023–1030. doi: 10.1007/s00192-021-04897-6

Table 4.

Characteristics of the sling by transperineal ultrasound in continent and incontinent women

Ultrasound parameters Continent women Incontinent women Odds ratio (95% CI) p value
Post-operative open bladder neck 9 (14.1) 7 (43.8) 4.75 (1.41–15.99) 0.014
Asymmetry of sling arm 2 (3.1) 12 (75.0) 93 (15.27–566.24) <0.0001
Mesh position
  Proximal 1 (1.6) 5 (31.3) 28.63 (3.04–269.13) 0.001
  Medium 61 (95.3) 0 0.04 (0.01–0.14) <0.0001
  Distal 2 (3.1) 11 (68.8) 68.20 (11.72–396.70) <0.0001
Concordance of urethral movement with sling on Valsalva
  Concordant 64 (100) 1 (6.3) 16.00 (2.39–106.73) <0.0001
  Discordant 0 5 (31.3) 1.45 (1.04–2.02) <0.0001
  UVJ moves distal to the sling 0 10 (62.5) 2.66 (1.41–5.02) <0.0001
Bladder neck funneling 3 (4.7) 8 (55) 20.33 (4.45–92.78) <0.0001

UVJ urethrovesical junction