BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Slings, especially those called "tension free," have low complication rates and good long-term success rates. However, they still have problems with either an excess or a lack of tension, which produces voiding difficulties or urinary leakage persistence, respectively. The effectiveness of a new adjustable sling for the treatment of stress @entity322 (SUI) has been evaluated. @entity1 AND METHODS: Between November 1999 and May 2002, 113 consecutive @entity1 were operated for SUI by means of a new adjustable sling. The results were analyzed retrospectively. The average follow-up time was 22 months (range 6-36 months). RESULTS: Objective success was achieved in 108 of 113 @entity1 (95.5%), but subjectively, only 90.3% of the @entity1 were completely satisfied with the procedure because of persistent urge @entity322 in 6 cases (5.3%). Morbidity was minimal. CONCLUSIONS: This new minimally invasive treatment allows readjustment of sling tension at the immediate or mid-term postoperative period. It is applicable to primary and recurrent SUI and has shown encouraging results.

Externally readjustable device to regulate sling tension in stress XXXX : preliminary results.

@entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['PATIENTS', 'patients'] @entity322 :: ('MESH:D014549', 'Disease') :: ['urinary incontinence', 'incontinence']
@entity322 :: (MESH:D014549,Disease) :: ['urinary incontinence']
