Long-term Rate of Mesh Sling Removal Following Midurethral Mesh Sling Insertion Among Women With Stress Urinary Incontinence.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

There is concern about outcomes of midurethral mesh sling insertion for women with stress urinary incontinence. However, there is little evidence on long-term outcomes.

Objective

To examine long-term mesh removal and reoperation rates in women who had a midurethral mesh sling insertion for stress urinary incontinence.

Design, setting, and participants

This population-based retrospective cohort study included 95 057 women aged 18 years or older who had a first-ever midurethral mesh sling insertion for stress urinary incontinence in the National Health Service hospitals in England between April 1, 2006, and December 31, 2015. Women were followed up until April 1, 2016.

Exposures

Patient and hospital factors and retropubic or transobturator mesh sling i

SUBMITTER: Gurol-Urganci I 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6233805 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature