The most commonly performed surgeries for stress urinary incontinence are full-length mesh midurethral slings.
This chapter will review the indications, contraindications, and complications related to the use of these mesh midurethral slings. Unlike transvaginal mesh for prolapse, complications related to mesh midurethral slings are low and less than the complication rates with previous traditional continence surgeries. Given their safety profile and efficacy, full-length mesh midurethral slings have been rapidly adopted and remain the current standard of care for stress urinary incontinence surgical treatment.
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Kirby AC, Nager CW. Are you the author?
UC San Diego Health Care System, Division of Urogynecology, Department of Reproductive Medicine, La Jolla, California, USA.
Reference: Clin Obstet Gynecol. 2013 Jun;56(2):257-75.
doi: 10.1097/GRF.0b013e31828563d2
PubMed Abstract
PMID: 23563871
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