Easy way to treat female stress urinary incontinence with bulking agents (with video)

G Chene1, G Lamblin2, E Cerruto2

  • 1Department of Gynecology, Hôpital Femme Mère Enfant, 59 Boulevard Pinel, Hospices civils de Lyon, 69000 Lyon, France; Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, EMR 3738, 69000 Lyon, France.

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