SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR TREATING STRESS URINARY INCONTINENCE

The disclosure provides improved methods and devices to create a hammock effect to stabilize the urethra without creating an incision in the abdomen or the vagina, and without using a surgical mesh. Such implementations can also leave no permanent material in the body. The simplicity afforded by suc...

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Hauptverfasser: EINARSSON, Jon, I, TOWLE, Jonathan, BLECK, James, AHO, John
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Sprache:eng ; fre ; ger
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Zusammenfassung:The disclosure provides improved methods and devices to create a hammock effect to stabilize the urethra without creating an incision in the abdomen or the vagina, and without using a surgical mesh. Such implementations can also leave no permanent material in the body. The simplicity afforded by such procedures and methods permits treatment of patients on an outpatient basis, and avoids risks and disadvantages associated with the installation of a permanent mesh.