Journal Reviews

Predictors of vaginal mesh exposure after mid-urethral sling placement

1 March 2017 | | Functional Urology, Infection | Bariatric surgery, Complication, Midurethral sling, Vaginal exposure

Vaginal mesh exposure following mid-urethral sling (MUS) insertion can be a difficult complication to treat. The aim of this study was to identify possible risk factors in patients who had unfortunately developed vaginal mesh exposure following MUS surgery. This was...

Should maximal urethral closure pressure be performed before mid-urethral sling surgery for stress incontinence?

1 January 2017 | | Functional Urology, Infection | Maximum urethral closure pressure, Midurethral slings, Stress incontinence

Maximum urethral closure pressure (MUCP) is a means of trying to provide an objective assessment of urethral integrity. In some centres it is used as a tool to help predict outcomes after mid-urethral sling (MUS) placement. The authors propose that...

Retropubic versus transobturator mid-urethral slings for stress incontinence

1 November 2014 | | Functional Urology | Midurethral slings, Randomized multicenter trial, Retropubic and transobturator procedures

Mid-urethral slings are commonly used in the surgical management of stress urinary incontinence. This multicentre, randomised trial aimed to compare the safety and efficacy of the retropubic tension-free vaginal tape (TVT) with the transobturator tension-free vaginal tape (TVT-O) in a...