Sling surgery has supplanted other anti-incontinence procedures as the treatment of choice for stress urinary incontinence. Iatrogenic obstruction after sling surgery is increasingly reported as the ...

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 ...

Leisurely walking could lower a women’s stone risk. Frailty should be strongly considered before pursuing sling surgery in older women, according to investigators. Frailty may increase the risk for ...

(HealthDay News) — For patients undergoing midurethral sling surgery, preoperative testing frequently does not adhere to national guidelines, according to a study published in The Journal of Urology.

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 ...

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, ...

Analysis of US data reveals that the midurethral sling for female stress urinary incontinence (SUI) has been widely adopted over the past decade, and this is the primary reason for a decline in the ...

Although the etiology of stress urinary incontinence (SUI) has not been completely elucidated, understanding of the physiopathologic principles of female SUI has improved over the past several decades ...

A routine check-up for a businessman three years ago revealed prostate cancer. The cancer was caught in time, but a side effect of his successful surgery was "driving him nuts." Losing urine control ...

There are many reasons to have urology surgery. For example, your surgeon may operate to remove kidney stones, treat infertility, or manage urinary incontinence. Urologic surgeons treat patients of ...

Sling surgery has replaced Burch colposuspension as the most common surgery for women with stress urinary incontinence (SUI). While incontinence surgery has become a routine part of urologic care, the ...