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Surgery for Female Urinary Incontinence

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Urinary incontinence, the complaint of involuntary leakage of urine, may affect up to 50 % of women at some point in their lifetime. Incontinence negatively impacts psychological health and women who live with incontinence have a significantly lower quality of life compared to continent women. The surgical options available to treat urinary incontinence are extensive and have evolved significantly over the years. This chapter focuses on those techniques used to treat incontinence that involve the use of prosthetics.

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  1. Department of Urology, Charing Cross Hospital, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, Fulham Palace Road, London, W6 8RF, UK

    Tina Rashid BSc (Hons), FRCS (Urol)

  2. Department Urology, Central Manchester University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Oxford Road, Manchester, M13 9WL, UK

    Ian Pearce B.Med.Sci, BMBS, FRCS(Urol)

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  3. Institute of Urology, University College London Hospital, London, United Kingdom

    David Ralph

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Rashid, T., Pearce, I. (2016). Surgery for Female Urinary Incontinence. In: Muneer, A., Pearce, I., Ralph, D. (eds) Prosthetic Surgery in Urology. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-13859-6_12

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