What do systematic reviews say?

Traditional suburethral sling operation vs open abdominal retropubic suspension

Traditional suburethral sling operation leads to lower repeat surgery for urinary incontinence‐stress urinary incontinence… compared with open abdominal retropubic colposuspension (high certainty).

• Traditional suburethral sling operations for urinary incontinence in women 2020 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  RR 0.15 [0.05, 0.42]
  1 study · 450 participants
  High

Laparoscopic colposuspension vs open colposuspension

• Laparoscopic colposuspension for urinary incontinence in women 2019 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  1 study · 60 participants
  GRADE not reported

Sacral colpopexy: laparoscopic vs alternative approach

Sacral colpopexy: laparoscopic showed no clear difference in awareness of prolapse: Laparoscopic versus open compared with alternative approach (low certainty).

• Surgery for women with apical vaginal prolapse 2023 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  RR 2.06 [0.4, 10.54]
  2 studies · 193 participants
  Low