Silastic sling for urethral sphincter incompetence in women
- 1 July 1985
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wiley in BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology
- Vol. 92 (7) , 747-750
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1471-0528.1985.tb01459.x
Abstract
Summary. Conventional sling materials have numerous disadvantages. A reinforced Silastic sling is described and its use reported in 30 patients. There was an 83% symptomatic and objective cure of stress incontinence. The advantages of this material include its consistent strength, adjustability and ease of removal.This publication has 5 references indexed in Scilit:
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