Effect of Transobturator Tape on Overactive Bladder Symptoms and Urge Urinary Incontinence in Women With Mixed Urinary Incontinence

To estimate changes in overactive bladder (OAB) symptoms and urge urinary incontinence (UUI) in patients undergoing the transobturator tape procedure for urinary stress and mixed incontinence. Telephone interviews were conducted using the International Consultation on Incontinence-Female Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms questionnaire, the International Consultation on Incontinence-Overactive Bladder (ICIQ-OAB) questionnaire, and the Verbal Analogue Satisfaction (VeAS) scale. Preoperative OAB scores were compared with postoperative scores in women with stress incontinence only (group 1), mixed incontinence with predominant stress leakage (group 2), and mixed incontinence with predominant urge (group 3). Case notes were reviewed for preoperative assessment and complications. At median follow-up of 13 months, significant improvement was noted in ICIQ-OAB scores, from a median of 10 (1-15) preoperatively to a median of 3 (0-11) postoperatively (P