Comparison of the outcomes of the sling technique using a commercial and hand-made polypropylene sling

Comparison of the outcomes of the sling technique using a commercial and hand-made polypropylene sling

PURPOSE: To compare the outcomes and costs of stress urinary incontinence (SUI) surgery using a hand-made sling (Marlex®) versus a commerciallyavailable suburethral polypropylene sling (Advantage®). MATERIALS AND METHODS: Thirty-nine women with SUI due to bladder neck hypermobility and/or sphincter...

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Main Authors: Luciane Maria Oliveira Brito, Antonio de Pádua Silva Sousa, José Albuquerque de Figueiredo Neto, Thaiana Bezerra Duarte, George do Lago Pinheiro, Maria Bethânia da Costa Chein
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Urologia 2011-08-01
Series:International Brazilian Journal of Urology
Subjects:
surgical tape
urinary incontinence
suburethral sling
outcome
polypropylenes
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