Nine Year Median Follow Up of Mid-Urethral Slings and Autologous Sling, Single Center Experience

Mid-urethral slings for treatment of stress urinary incontinence : long- and mid-term follow-up

Clinical presentation of tuberculosis: a nine-year single-center experience

Objective. The aim of this study was to determine the clinical presentation of tuberculosis cases from our center for the last nine years. Methods. This study was set as descriptive and retrospective. The data was obtained from the hospital records. Subjects who had been diagnosed as tuberculosis and received treatment in our center between the years 2007 and 2015 were included. The cases were ...

Outcomes following mid-urethral sling placement in patients with intrinsic sphincteric deficiency: comparison of Sparc and Monarc slings.

PURPOSE The treatment of patients with intrinsic sphincteric deficiency (ISD) remains difficult. It is theorized that differing vectors of support provided by retropubic versus transobturator mid-urethral sling routes may affect outcomes. We sought to compare outcomes of patients undergoing SPARC versus MONARC sling types in patients with Valsalva leak point pressures (VLPPs) below 60 cm H2O. ...

Posterior Urethral Valves; A single Center Experience

OBJECTIVE Posterior urethral valves (PUV) are the most common cause of bladder outlet obstruction in infancy that impair renal and bladder function. This study was planned to evaluate and record the various clinical presentations and management, complications, and surgical management and long-term outcome of PUV. METHODS In a retrospective study, 98 patients who have been treated for PUV are ...

Voiding dysfunction following removal of eroded synthetic mid urethral slings.

PURPOSE Voiding dysfunction following genitourinary erosion of synthetic mid urethral slings is not clearly reported. We investigated the incidence of voiding dysfunction in patients following sling excision due to vaginal, urethral or intravesical mesh erosion. MATERIALS AND METHODS Retrospective review identified 19 patients with genitourinary erosion of polypropylene mesh slings. Comprehen...