Synthetic Mid-urethral Sling for the Treatment of Urinary Incontinence in Women With Neurogenic Lower Urinary Tract Dysfunction: A Multicentric Retrospective Study.

We assess the efficacy, safety, and predictive factors for failure of synthetic mid-urethral slings for the treatment of urinary incontinence in a large cohort of women with neurogenic lower urinary tract dysfunction. Women aged 18 years or older who received a synthetic mid-urethral sling for stress urinary incontinence or mixed urinary incontinence in 3 centers between 2004 and 2019 and who had a neurological disorder were included. Exclusion criteria were less than 1 year of follow-up, concomitant pelvic organ prolapse repair, previous synthetic sling implantation, and no baseline urodynamics. The primary outcome was surgical failure, defined as recurrence of stress urinary incontinence during follow-up. Kaplan-Meier analysis was used to estimate the 5-year failure rate. Adjusted Cox proportional hazard model was used to identify factors associated with surgical failure. Complications and reoperations during the follow-up have also been reported. A total of 115 women with a median age of 53 years were included Synthetic mid-urethral slings may be an acceptable alternative to autologous slings or artificial urinary sphincters for the treatment of stress urinary incontinence in a selected group of patients with neurogenic lower urinary tract dysfunction.