Emily Carter, Eugenie E Johnson, Madeleine Still, Aalya S Al-Assaf, Andrew Bryant, Patricia Aluko, Stephen T Jeffery, Arjun Nambiar
BACKGROUND: Stress urinary incontinence imposes a significant health and economic burden on individuals and society. Single-incision slings are a minimally-invasive treatment option for stress urinary incontinence. They involve passing a short synthetic device through the anterior vaginal wall to support the mid-urethra. The use of polypropylene mesh in urogynaecology, including mid-urethral slings, is restricted in many countries. This is a review update (previous search date 2012). OBJECTIVES: To assess the effects of single-incision sling operations for treating urinary incontinence in women, and to summarise the principal findings of relevant economic evaluations...
October 27, 2023: Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews