ArticleWorld journal of urology2018
Pelvic floor ultrasound in the diagnosis of sling complications.
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- Transrectal Biplane Ultrasound Combined with Cotton Swab Marking of the External Urethral Orifice for Evaluating the Postoperative Position of Transobturator Mid-Urethral Sling: A Study on Standardized Ultrasound Measurement and Inter-Observer Reliability.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- From implant to explant: urinary morbidity in women undergoing mesh removal.World journal of urology · 2026Article
- Application value of biplane ultrasound combined with multimodal ultrasound elastography and ultra-micro angiography in stress urinary incontinence: a prospective clinical study.Quantitative imaging in medicine and surgery · 2026Article
- [Management of complications in reconstructive pelvic floor surgery].Urologie (Heidelberg, Germany) · 2025Article
- Sonography as a Diagnostic Tool in Midurethral Sling Complications: A Narrative Review.Journal of clinical medicine · 2024Review
- Twenty-Five Years of the Midurethral Sling: Lessons Learned.International neurourology journal · 2022Article
- Meshy business: MRI and ultrasound evaluation of pelvic floor mesh and slings.Abdominal radiology (New York) · 2021Review
- Management and Follow-Up Practices of Women With Recurrent Stress Urinary Incontinence Following Transobturator Mid-urethral Synthetic Sling Procedure: A 6-Year Retrospective Monocentric University-Based Study.Frontiers in surgery · 2021Article
- Is the fixation of single incision TVT-S tape as good as that of transobturator tape? An ultrasound study of randomized trial results.International urogynecology journal · 2021Article
- Clinical application of 2D and 3D pelvic floor ultrasound of mid-urethral slings and vaginal wall mesh.International urogynecology journal · 2019Review
- Computer Application of Ultrasound and Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Images for the Anatomical Learning of the Pelvis and the Female Pelvic Floor.Journal of medical systems · 2019Article
- Mesh complications: best practice in diagnosis and treatment.Therapeutic advances in urologyReview
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Abstract
purposeThe mid-urethral synthetic sling (MUS) procedure has become the standard of care for treatment of female stress urinary incontinence. However, a small number of patients will have complications following MUS including failure, obstructive voiding, sling erosion, or chronic pain. This paper discusses the role of 2D and 3D ultrasound imaging in the evaluation of the female patient with complications following placement of a synthetic mid-urethral sling.
resultsThe MUS is easily visualized as an echogenic structure on ultrasound and can be imaged by transperineal, transvaginal and introital approaches. Ultrasound allows dynamic assessment of the sling and can assist in the diagnosis of sling failure, obstruction, erosion and mesh related pain.
conclusionsPelvic floor ultrasound has an emerging role in the assessment of complications following MUS surgery. 3D ultrasound can assist the clinician in assessment of the complex patient with multiple slings or meshes in situ.
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