Urethral Bulking With Polyacrylamide Hydrogel Compared With Other Treatments for Stress Urinary Incontinence: A

Olivia H Chang1, Jonathan P Shepherd, Lauren A Cadish

  • 1Division of Female Urology, Voiding Dysfunction and Pelvic Reconstructive Surgery, University of California, Irvine, Irvine, the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Providence Saint John's Health Center, Santa Monica, and Urogynecology and Pelvic Reconstructive Surgery, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California; the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Connecticut Health Center, Farmington, and Urogynecology and Reconstructive Pelvic Surgery, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut; and the Division of Urogynecology and Pelvic Floor Disorders, Cleveland Clinic Women's Health Institute, Cleveland, Ohio.

Obstetrics and Gynecology
|January 11, 2024
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