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Comparison of health care costs for open burch colposuspension, laparoscopic colposuspension and tension‐free vaginal tape in the treatment of female urinary incontinence

Maud Ankardal, Krister Järbrink, Ian Milsom, Bengt Heiwall, Niels Lausten‐Thomsen, Marie Ellstrøm‐Engh

Neurourology and Urodynamics · 2007 · 29 citations · 19 references

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Abstract

When using a model and comparing health care costs for surgical treatment of female stress urinary incontinence in Sweden, the TVT procedure generated a lower direct cost than both open and laparoscopic colposuspension.

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Karen Ward, Paul Hilton · American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology · 2004 · 491 citations

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Seven-Year Follow-up of the Tension-Free Vaginal Tape Procedure for Treatment of Urinary Incontinence

Carl Gustaf Nilsson, Christian Falconer, Masoumeh Rezapour · Obstetrics and Gynecology · 2004 · 315 citations