OBJECTIVE To evaluate unplanned hospital visits within 30 days of urethral sling placement in the form of emergency department visits, inpatient admissions, or repeat surgery. METHODS We accessed nonpublic data from the Office of Statewide Health Planning and Development in the state of California for the years 2005-2011. All female patients who underwent an ambulatory urethral sling procedur...

PURPOSE Female stress urinary incontinence (SUI), the involuntary leakage of urine, is a highly prevalent social and hygiene problem, and various surgical techniques have been developed to correct it. This study used the technique of an aponeurosis sling made from the rectus abdominis muscle as a standard and compared the technique to a sling made with a polypropylene mesh, (Marlex). MATERIAL...

Pulmonary artery sling is an uncommon entity in the neonatal period. It defined as abnormally originated left pulmonary arising from posterior aspect of right artery. Because associated structures this region, mostly originating sixth aortic arch, tracheobronchial anomalies and congenital heart defects, it frequently accompanies sling. Etiology has not been determined to date. Surgical correcti...

INTRODUCTION Surgical treatment of urinary incontinence progressed significantly with the introduction of synthetic slings. However, in some public Brazilian hospitals, the costs of these materials prevent their routine use. OBJECTIVE To compare the costs of ambulatory synthetic sling surgery with an historical series of patients submitted to Burch surgery in a Brazilian public hospital. MA...

PURPOSE To analyze perioperative complications and postoperative explantation rates for selected readjustable male sling systems and the perineal single-cuff artificial urinary sphincter (AUS) in a large, contemporary, multi-institutional patient cohort. METHODS Two hundred eighty-two male patients who underwent implantation between 2010 and 2012 in 13 participating institutions were included...

Although muscarinic receptors are known to mediate tonic contraction of human gastrointestinal tract smooth muscle, the receptor subtypes that mediate the tonic contractions are not entirely clear. Whole human stomachs with attached esophagus were procured from organ transplant donors. Cholinergic contractile responses of clasp, sling, lower esophageal circular (LEC), midesophageal circular (ME...

PURPOSE We report our experience with the diagnosis and treatment of women with urinary fistula after mid urethral sling surgery. MATERIALS AND METHODS We retrospectively reviewed the records of patients with urinary fistula secondary to mid urethral sling surgery. Electronic medical records and billing records were searched. We analyzed sling type, presenting symptoms and interval from initi...

A 43-year-old multipara presented 10 months post-operative from a retropubic sling with complaint of a growing left suprapubic mass. Her medical history was significant for stage III cervical cancer treated with chemoradiation, including vaginal brachytherapy three years prior. The patient was followed by gynecologic oncology and had no recurrent malignancy, but had developed a short vagina pos...

[Purpose] The purpose of this study was to examine the changes caused by lumbar stabilization exercises in chronic low back pain patients. [Subjects and Methods] Swiss ball exercise regimen group and sling exercise regimen group exercised for 30 minutes a day, 5 days a week, for 12 weeks. The control group was to continue performing their usual daily living activities. [Results] We obtained sig...