Review on mid urethral sling procedures for stress urinary incontinence

Publication date: Available online 9 April 2015 Source:Gynecology and Minimally Invasive Therapy Author(s): Nazura bt Karim , Tsia-Shu Lo , Enie Akhtar Bt Nawawi , Pei-Ying Wu Minimally invasive sub urethral slings namely the retropubic suburetral sling or the TVT has become the mainstay for surgical management of moderate to severe stress urinary incontinenece taking over the place of Burch’s colposuspension after its introduction in the 1990s. Following the introduction of retropubic sling procedures are the transobturator (TVT-O) procedures and the mini -sling procedures. This review attempted to summarized the current trent of the MUS procedures in the management of SUI.

Source: Gynecology and Minimally Invasive Therapy - April 9, 2015 Category: OBGYN Source Type: research