Autologous and synthetic urethral slings for female incontinence.
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.
Niknejad
Kathleen
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Division of Urology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, 45 Francis Street, Boston, MA 02115, USA.
Plzak
Louis S
LS
Staskin
David R
DR
Loughlin
Kevin R
KR
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
D001672:Biocompatible Materials