title: Management of stress urinary incontinence.
abstract: Stress urinary incontinence is a common condition that can severely affect a woman's quality of life. Midurethral slings (tension-free vaginal tape and transobturator tape) are becoming first-line surgical treatments for stress urinary incontinence in women. Both procedures gained worldwide popularity immediately after they were introduced. Short operative time, brief hospitalization period, and ease of application have played a role in their acceptance. Sufficient data support the use of both retropubic and transobturator approaches for the placement of a midurethral sling. However, longer follow up in larger populations should assess the long-term reliability of these procedures.
authors.affiliation: Bhabha Municipal General Hospital, 37A, Shalan Building, Gamdevi Road, Mumbai, Maharashtra 400007, India. ajitvirkud@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Ajit
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Virkud
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D013509:Gynecologic Surgical Procedures / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D056887:Pelvic Organ Prolapse / Q000601:surgery; D053825:Suburethral Slings; D014550:Urinary Incontinence, Stress / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D016741:Urinary Sphincter, Artificial; D014621:Vagina / Q000601:surgery