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Severe and Recurrent Stress Incontinence of Urine Treated by the Mersilene Gauze Hammock Operation
Author(s) -
Skipper John S.
Publication year - 1977
Publication title -
australian and new zealand journal of obstetrics and gynaecology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.734
H-Index - 65
eISSN - 1479-828X
pISSN - 0004-8666
DOI - 10.1111/j.1479-828x.1977.tb02668.x
Subject(s) - sling (weapon) , medicine , surgery , stress incontinence , urethra , cure rate , urinary incontinence , neck of urinary bladder , urinary bladder
Summary: Severe and recurrent stress incontinence of urine in women presents many problems in management, especially in the elderly and the obese. The use of Mersilene gauze mesh as a modified Aldridge sling is presented as an alternative means of treatment in difficult cases where there are poor tissues to work with. A series of 30 patients is presented with an 86% cure rate; the use of Mersilene as a broad sling beneath the bladder neck and urethra overcomes one of the main problems in the use of synthetic materials.