Midurethral Sling With Concomitant Sacrocolpopexy: Does the Sequence Matter? A Retrospective Cohort Study.

The objective is to determine if the timing of midurethral sling (MUS) placement has an impact on the recurrence rate of stress urinary incontinence. We conducted a retrospective cohort study of patients who underwent robot sacrocolpopexy (RSC) with MUS placement at a large community hospital. Our data demonstrated that there was no significant difference in stress urinary incontinence recurrence when the MUS was placed before or after the RSC (15% vs. 11%, P = 0.41, respectively). We concluded that physician preference may dictate surgical approach to sequence of retropubic MUS placement at the time of RSC.