title: Surgical treatment of urinary stress incontinence by a suburethral sling procedure using a Mersilene mesh graft.
abstract: A suburethral sling procedure using a Mersilene mesh has been performed in 24 patients. Six patients had recurrent incontinence after an unsuccessful past operation. A postoperative follow-up was done for an average of 24 months. Twenty-three patients were free of symptoms, while only 1 patient had recurrent incontinence. The suburethral sling procedure can be applied to all patients, particularly for recurrent stress urinary incontinence, with reasonable cure rates when performed with a proper technique.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Gazi School of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Guner
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Yildiz
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Erdem
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Erdem
authors.forename: Z
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Tiftik
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Yildirim
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D011093:Polyethylene Terephthalates; D019736:Prostheses and Implants; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014550:Urinary Incontinence, Stress / Q000601:surgery*
chemical_list: D011093:Polyethylene Terephthalates; C025539:Lavsan