%0 Journal Article
%T Cadaveric Assessment of Synthetic Mid-Urethral Sling Placement
%A Scott Serels
%J Open Journal of Urology
%P 19-24
%@ 2160-5629
%D 2011
%I Scientific Research Publishing
%R 10.4236/oju.2011.12006
%X Purpose: To determine if 3 types of mid-urethral synthetic slings are visually the same. Materials and Methods: A retropubic, obturator, and single incision sling was individually placed in three cadavers. Tension was set using a spacer (obturator and retropubic). Single incision sling (SIS) tension was set by visual inspection. Thirty physicians were asked to determine placement method, tension, and location of the 3 slings. Results: Physicians were composed of 5 urologists, 7 urogynecologist, and 18 general gynecologists, with an average of 53 slings performed per year. Conclusion: This study showed that after placement of a sling it is hard to tell how the sling was placed and that most physicians felt the SIS was tensioned the best and most likely at the mid-urethra.
%K Stress Incontinence
%K Surgical Correction of Incontinence
%K Single Incision Slings
%U http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=4910