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ReviewInternational urogynecology journal2018

Cystourethroscopy following midurethral slings: is it always necessary?

Jerome Melon, Erin C Kelly, Kim W M van Delft

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Review in International urogynecology journal, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
1citing papers in PubMed
0.2field-weighted citation impact, top 46% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed, 3 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Use of synthetic slings in the treatment of female stress urinary incontinence: Number 2 - 2025.Revista brasileira de ginecologia e obstetricia : revista da Federacao Brasileira das Sociedades de Ginecologia e Obstetricia · 2025
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 3 institutions in 3 countries.

Jerome MelonPelvic Floor Unit, Monash Medical Centre, 246 Clayton Road, Clayton, VIC, 3168, Australia. melon.jerome@gmail.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0592-9604
Erin C KellyDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, London Health Sciences Centre, Victoria Campus, Western University, Room B2 401, 800 Commissioners Road East, London, ON, N6H 5W9, Canada.
Kim W M van DelftObstetrics and Gynaecology, Radboud University Medical Centre, Geert Grooteplein Zuid 10 (route 791), Postbox 9101, 6500 HB, Nijmegen, The Netherlands.
Monash Medical Centre · AURadboud University Nijmegen · NLWestern University · CA

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Midurethral slings are the mainstay of treatment for stress urinary incontinence. The role of cystourethroscopy to detect lower urinary tract injury following retropubic midurethral slings is well-established; however, its role following transobturator or single-incision sling placement remains controversial. Some advocate "routine" whereas others advocate for "selective" cystourethroscopy. This paper reviews the arguments for and against cystourethroscopy to detect lower urinary tract injury following transobturator and single-incision slings.

Indexed as

CystoscopySuburethral SlingsHumansTreatment OutcomeUrinary BladderUrinary Incontinence, StressUrologic Surgical ProceduresBladder injuryCystoscopyMidurethral slingsPros–consRisk–benefitsUrethral injury

Identifiers

PMID29564509
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Registered trials

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