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A Novel Surgical Technique in a Sheep Model for Suburethral Graft Implantation
Published on: June 20, 2025
Autologous and synthetic urethral slings for female incontinence
Kathleen Niknejad1, Louis S Plzak, David R Staskin
1Division of Urology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, 45 Francis Street, Boston, MA 02115, USA.
Abstract:
Over the past decade, urethral slings have emerged as the procedure of choice for the surgical correction of most types of female urinary stress incontinence. A variety of materials, autologous, alloplastic, and synthetic, have been used successfully as urethral slings. In the next decade, it is hoped that a better understanding of the factors that influence surgical success will translate into continued refinement of surgical technique.
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