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The thimble: a useful adjunct to needle suspension procedures for female stress incontinence
1Department of Urologic Surgery, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
Urology
|January 11, 2000
Abstract:
All needle suspension procedures carry the risk of inadvertent puncture of the surgeon's finger. The thimble provides simple, inexpensive protection for the surgeon while maintaining tactile feedback during surgery.