title: Autologous and synthetic urethral slings for female incontinence.
abstract: Over the past decade, urethral slings have emerged as the procedure of choice for the surgical correction of most types of female urinary stress incontinence. A variety of materials, autologous, alloplastic, and synthetic, have been used successfully as urethral slings. In the next decade, it is hoped that a better understanding of the factors that influence surgical success will translate into continued refinement of surgical technique.
authors.affiliation: Division of Urology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, 45 Francis Street, Boston, MA 02115, USA.
authors.forename: Kathleen
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Niknejad
authors.forename: Louis S
authors.initials: LS
authors.lastname: Plzak
authors.forename: David R
authors.initials: DR
authors.lastname: Staskin
authors.forename: Kevin R
authors.initials: KR
authors.lastname: Loughlin
mesh_terms: D001672:Biocompatible Materials / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D004867:Equipment Design; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D019736:Prostheses and Implants; D014182:Transplantation, Autologous; D014521:Urethra / Q000601:surgery*; D014549:Urinary Incontinence / Q000601:surgery*; D014621:Vagina / Q000601:surgery
chemical_list: D001672:Biocompatible Materials