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Suburethral Sling Failures and Complications

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Since the introduction of the tension-free midurethral sling by Ulmsten and Petros, an estimated 1 million cases have been performed worldwide. Since then, new operative techniques have been developed, with a variety of trocars, sling materials, and anatomic areas through which the trocars are passed. As an alternative to the retropubic approach, Delorme et al. introduced the transobturator midurethral sling that is passed through the obturator foramen, a method lauded to have fewer complications.

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  1. Section of Female Urology and Voiding Dysfunction, Department of Urology, Ochsner Medical Center, New Orleans, LA, USA

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  2. Department of Urology, Ochsner Clinic Foundation, New Orleans, LA, USA

    J. Christian Winters MD (Professor and Chairman, Director of Urodynamics and Female Urology)

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Togami, J.M., Winters, J.C. (2009). Suburethral Sling Failures and Complications. In: Billingham, R., Kobashi, K., Peters, W. (eds) Reoperative Pelvic Surgery. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/b14187_13

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