title: ["War of the slings": when do I do what and which concept will endure?].
abstract: The number of incontinence surgeries has drastically increased for female stress urinary incontinence requiring treatment. On the one hand, public perception of the problem has become widespread, increasingly removing the stigma of the condition, and on the other hand, newer surgical techniques and materials have been continually developed in the last 15 years. The use of tension-free vaginal slings for the treatment of stress incontinence is associated with high continence rates and minimal side effects and has meanwhile become the gold standard in the management of incontinence.
authors.affiliation: Klinik und Poliklinik für Geburtshilfe und Frauenheilkunde, Universitätsmedizin Mainz, Langenbeckstraße 1, 55131 Mainz, Deutschlan. gnaumann@uni-mainz.de
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Naumann
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Albrich
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Skala
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kölbl
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D017060:Patient Satisfaction; D011126:Polypropylenes / Q000009:adverse effects; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000209:etiology; D053825:Suburethral Slings / Q000009:adverse effects; D014550:Urinary Incontinence, Stress / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000601:surgery*
chemical_list: D011126:Polypropylenes