Open AccessRemoval or Revision of Vaginal Mesh Used for the Treatment of Stress Urinary Incontinence
Author(s) -
Blayne Welk,
Hana’a Al-Hothi,
Jennifer WinickNg
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
jama surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.757
H-Index - 176
eISSN - 2168-6262
pISSN - 2168-6254
DOI - 10.1001/jamasurg.2015.2590
Subject(s) - medicine , interquartile range , urinary incontinence , surgery , retrospective cohort study , stress incontinence , population , cohort , environmental health
Synthetic mesh slings are the most common surgical treatment for female stress urinary incontinence (SUI). However, the US Food and Drug Administration has released warnings that question the safety of vaginal mesh.
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