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Transcorporal Artificial Urinary Sphincter Cuff Placement in a Case Requiring Revision for Urethral Atrophy
Published on: June 16, 2022
Artificial graft slings at the midurethra: physiology of continence
Jennifer Tash1, David R Staskin
1Section of Voiding Dysfunction, New York Presbyterian, Weill Cornell Medical College, 525 East 63rd Street F-918, New York, NY 10021, USA.
Abstract:
Surgeons have performed multiple variations of the pubovaginal sling procedure in an attempt to achieve reproducible results. In this review, the potential mechanisms by which midurethral slings restore continence are discussed. Surgical techniques are described and the results of recently published data in the literature are presented. Two midurethral slings, which employ loosely woven polypropylene mesh, are the tension-free vaginal tape (Ethicon Inc., Sommerville, NJ) procedure and the SPARC Sling System (American Medical Systems, Minneapolis, MN). They are used in this article to illustrate important clinical concepts.

