In a study published in The Journal of Urology, researchers found preoperative testing for patients undergoing mid urethral sling surgery does not adhere to national guidelines. Leading study author, ...

HealthDay News — For patients undergoing mid urethral sling surgery, preoperative testing frequently does not adhere to national guidelines, according to a study published in the January issue of The ...

Dr. Vigna adds, “The data is terrible for women implanted with these devices. There is a 3.7% ...

(HealthDay News) — An intervention review indicates that mid-urethral sling (MUS) operations are a highly effective treatment for stress urinary incontinence (SUI) in women; however, complication ...

March 31, 2009 (Stockholm, Sweden) — Data from a registry of 642 women with stress urinary incontinence demonstrate that a single-incision mid-urethral sling (TVT SECUR, Gynecare, a Johnson & Johnson ...

Despite mid-urethral slings entering the US market in 1998 the FDA has been fed deceptive studies that were designed to miss the long-term complications. All we can do is sue the manufacturers of ...

Trainees only achieved a 5% or lower bladder perforation rate after they had performed 20 to 80 surgeries. Achieving competence in the retropubic mid-urethral sling (MUS) surgery for stress urinary ...

Kaiser Permanente study showing revision rates of mesh were low by a factor of six at nine years according to a study by the University of North Carolina There are a lot of seriously injured women ...

Finally, there is a long-term study that captures the true rate of surgical complications from mid-urethral slings. There is a 3.7% risk of these women requiring mesh revision surgery at 15 years for ...