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ReviewCurrent urology reports2014

Management of recurrent stress incontinence following a sling.

Geneviève Nadeau, Sender Herschorn

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Review in Current urology reports, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

7 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors.

Geneviève NadeauDivision of Urology, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, University of Toronto, 2075 Bayview Avenue, Suite MG-408, Toronto, ON, M4N 3M5, Canada.
Sender Herschorn

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Management of recurrent or persistent stress urinary incontinence (RSI) following primary insertion of a synthetic midurethral sling (MUS) remains a challenge for the urologist since no consensus is available to favor one treatment over another. Complete workup should be carried out, including cystoscopy, urodynamics and potentially a pelvic floor ultrasound as a diagnostic adjunct. Various surgical options have been described for RSI, apart from another MUS, including tightening of or shortening a previously placed MUS, a mini-sling, a salvage spiral sling, a colposuspension, the ACT® system, an artificial urinary sphincter or ultimately a urinary diversion. Treatment depends ultimately on the experience and the expertise of the surgeon but it appears most reasonable to offer a repeat MUS (retropubic or transobturator), a pubovaginal sling or bulking agents to women with RSI. Appropriate counseling of patients to set realistic outcomes is key as it may be more practical to aim more for symptomatic improvement than cure.

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FemaleHumansRecurrenceSuburethral SlingsTreatment FailureUrinary Incontinence, Stress

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