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urethral sling procedure
Indications:
- urinary stress incontinence refractory to medical therapy
Procedure:
- placement of a sling, made either of tissue obtained from the person undergoing the sling procedure or of tissue obtained from another source, under the urethrovesical junction & anchored to retropubic &/or abdominal structures
Complications:
- see pelvic reconstructive surgery
Notes:
- 3% of midurethral mesh slings are removed within 10 years [1]
Related
urinary incontinence (UI)
General
sling procedure
anti-incontinence surgery
pelvic reconstructive surgery
References
- Gurol-Urganci I, Geary RS, Mamza JB et al
Long-term Rate of Mesh Sling Removal Following Midurethral
Mesh Sling Insertion Among Women With Stress Urinary Incontinence.
JAMA. 2018;320(16):1659-1669.
PMID: 30357298
https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2708113