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The fascial pubovaginal sling for stress urinary incontinence is effective and durable. Various techniques and materials have been developed, including polypropylene tension-free vaginal tape. Contrary to other synthetic slings, tension-free vaginal tape reportedly has a low complication rate.1,2 We report on a case of long-term urinary retention after tension-free vaginal tape surgery, which r...

OBJECTIVES To provide an analysis of the outcomes in patients who have a suburethral sling placed using the transobturator approach for the treatment of stress urinary incontinence after radical prostatectomy, because data in this specific area remain limited, and recent changes in male sling surgery might improve the efficacy in men with moderate or mild incontinence. METHODS We evaluated th...

INTRODUCTION AND HYPOTHESIS Complications and malfunctioning after TOT can occur due to several factors, such as the material of the sling. The aim of the present study is to evaluate morphology and functionality of two types of slings (PVDF; polypropylene) in vivo using perineal ultrasound (PUS). MATERIALS In n = 47 women with TOT four criteria for PUS were taken and checked for possible dif...

OBJECTIVE To examine any association between polypropylene mesh used in midurethral slings and malignancy in humans. Macroporous, monofilament polypropylene midurethral slings have been established as a safe and effective treatment for stress urinary incontinence. However, despite long-term studies supporting the efficacy and safety of midurethral slings, there have been concerns regarding the ...

The 3Rs - Replacement, Reduction and Refinement - have become increasingly important in designing animal experiments. The Pavlov sling is thought to be a non-invasive method to restrain dogs for examinations. The aim of our study was to investigate whether laboratory Beagle dogs that had been trained to tolerate restraint by a Pavlov sling are stressed by this procedure and, furthermore, to ana...

Objective. Postoperative diplopia occurs in up to 45% of patients following orbital decompression for exophthalmos associated with Graves’ orbitopathy. We sought to describe outcomes of our balanced orbital decompression strategy that includes the preservation of a modified inferomedial orbital strut (mIOS). Study Design: Case series with chart review. Setting: Academic medical center. Subjects...

Late onset of isolated myositis following a Transobturator (TOT) mid-urethral sling (MUS) is rare post-operative complication.

BACKGROUND Transthoracic echocardiographic examinations in women with large breasts are technically demanding and can lead to suboptimal image quality, excessive scan time, and cause pain and discomfort to patients. OBJECTIVE Evaluate the effects of self-made breast sling used during transthoracic echocardiographic examination on scanning time, image quality, pain, and satisfaction in women w...