Women without stress urinary incontinence undergoing vaginal surgery for pelvic-organ prolapse are at risk for postoperative urinary incontinence. A midurethral sling may be placed at the time of ...

Sling-related complications vary with the material composition of the sling. While surgery with prepackaged synthetic slings is associated with a quicker recovery, shorter operating time, shorter ...

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - For many women coughing, laughing, sneezing, running or lifting heavy objects causes urine to leak, a condition commonly known as stress urinary incontinence. Among women with ...

Urinary incontinence, the involuntary loss of urine, affects millions globally, particularly women over 65. It's often a ...

This article was originally on a blog post platform and may be missing photos, graphics or links. See About archive blog posts. Two types of ‘sling’ surgeries are popular for treating female urinary ...

A recent study from the Mayo Clinic researchers has shown that surgery for management of stress urinary incontinence can yield better results than conservative methods such as exercise and urethral ...

"Our findings provide a health economics angle on how we can optimize pelvic organ prolapse surgery by addressing coexisting hidden stress incontinence in women with prolapse." — Tsung Mou, MD Many ...

The best thing Amanda Klarsfeld ever did about her incontinence was start talking about it.Composite: The Guardian/Getty Images Last October, I got out of bed to use the bathroom in the middle of the ...

Mid-urethral polypropylene slings have become a standard treatment of stress urinary incontinence (SUI) in women for the last two decades. Retropubic tension-free vaginal tape (TVT) is the most common ...

Repeat sling surgery is frequently offered to women with recurrent SUI following sling surgery. Scarring from previous surgery can make the periurethral dissection more cumbersome, and can also affect ...

Sling Surgery Is More Effective Than Burch For Bladder Control In Women Date: May 22, 2007 Source: NIH/National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases Summary: In the largest and most ...