Sling surgery is the most common surgery doctors use to treat urinary stress incontinence. That’s when certain movements or actions, like coughing, sneezing, or lifting, put pressure on your bladder ...

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 ...

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 ...

Carl Klutke, MD Before surgery, 6% of women tested negative on the cough stress test compared with 98% at 12 months . SAN FRANCISCO—A urethral sling placed via a transobturator approach improves ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Urinary retention is a well-known complication of incontinence surgery, but the incidence depends on the definition of retention. Catheterization beyond 1 week is necessary in only 4—8% of patients ...