AIMS To assess the technical feasibility of a new mini-invasive sling procedure (MiniArc) and present short-term results in the treatment of female urinary incontinence. MATERIALS AND METHODS A total of 97 women with mixed or stress urinary incontinence (SUI) were treated by placement of the new single-incision sling. Pelvic organ prolapse was graded using the POP-Q system (pelvic organ prola...

INTRODUCTION More than 200,000 midurethral slings are placed yearly for stress urinary incontinence. Approximately 14% to 20% of women experience worsening sexual function overall after these procedures. We postulated that sling placement injures neural pathways regulating "female prostate" tissue within the anterior vaginal wall. AIM To perform a meta-analysis for overall sexual function and...

Aiming at the parachute recovery of fixed-wing unmanned aerial vehicles, a method deployment by tractor rocket is proposed. First, tensile tests were carried out on high-strength polyethylene and brocade silk-weaved composite materials. The dynamic property parameters materials obtained, which was input for model phase. Second, verified experiment results. Finally, weight launch temperature dur...

Do structures exist within the embryonic central nervous system that guide axons across the midline during development of the great cerebral commissures (corpus callosum, anterior commissure)? With the use of serial section and reconstructive computer graphic techniques we have found that during normal ontogeny of the mouse forebrain and before the arrival of the pioneer fibers of the corpus ca...

TECHNIQUE A skin reducing mastectomy is performed via Wise pattern incisions, retaining an extensive inferior dermal sling of de-epithelialised tissue. A sizer is used to ensure the skin envelope meets the inframammary fold before an anatomical implant is placed on the pectoralis major. Complete coverage is achieved with the inferior dermal sling, which is sutured to the pectoralis superiorly. ...

UNLABELLED A new sling technique that allows a postoperative adjustment of the sling tension is presented with encouraging results in the treatment of female stress urinary incontinence. The readjustment prevents the need of a reoperation in case of relapse with great compliance of the patients. Indications for surgical treatment of female stress urinary incontinence by ReMeEx included patients...

A fuzzy sliding mode control method is proposed to eliminate the interference that suspended floating objects suffered in the on-ground low-gravity simulation system. Due to the change of sling swing-angle that caused by the external interference is weak, the time integral of the sling swing-angle is taken as tracking errors. Meanwhile the values of angle and the angle differential should be co...

Introduction . The implantation of a synthetic sub-urethral sling is the main method surgical correction stress urinary incontinence (SUI). However, investigation results long-term effectiveness indicate ambiguity surgery outcomes. In addition, problem pain in perineum remains relevant for everyday practice. One important aspects this matter may be variant technique installing suburethral sling...

OBJECTIVES To describe and illustrate a new minimally invasive approach to the treatment of male stress urinary incontinence following prostatectomy. SURGICAL TECHNIQUE Our initial experience consisted of four patients treated with the Advance sling for post-prostatectomy urinary incontinence. Sling placement involves the following steps: 1. Urethral dissection and mobilization, 2. Identifica...

PURPOSE To report the results of a modified frontalis sling procedure using Mersilene mesh for correction of upper lid ptosis associated with poor levator muscle function. METHODS This interventional case series included 10 patients (15 eyelids) with congenital ptosis and poor levator function. All subjects underwent the upper lid sling procedure with modifications. Main outcomes were lid cre...