Obesity as a risk factor for poor outcomes after sling surgery in women with stress urinary incontinence: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

Catalina Barco-Castillo Mauricio PlataLaura ZuluagaAdolfo SerranoAndrea GómezJessica SantanderJuan Ignacio Caicedo Julián AzueroMariana EcheverryCarlos Gustavo Trujillo

Published in: Neurourology and urodynamics (2020)

This meta-analysis shows that obesity is a risk factor for the nonsuccessful treatment of SUI with tension-free mid-urethral sling. Differences in regards to the surgical approach and its association with obesity could not be established with the current evidence.

Keyphrases

insulin resistance
metabolic syndrome
weight loss
high fat diet induced
systematic review
type diabetes
weight gain
urinary incontinence
minimally invasive
adipose tissue
randomized controlled trial
body mass index
acute coronary syndrome
coronary artery disease
atrial fibrillation
smoking cessation