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Autologous Fascial Sling for Female Stress Urinary Incontinence

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The autologous fascia pubovaginal sling remains an excellent choice for the treatment of female stress urinary incontinence (SUI), nearly four decades after it was first popularized. We contend that the autologous sling should be offered to all women considering surgical treatment for SUI as one of several available options. As one might expect, proper technique and training is required for an optimal outcome. This chapter focuses on indications, proper surgical technique, postoperative care, outcomes and adverse events of this procedure.

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  1. Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery, Department of Urology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA

    Himanshu Aggarwal MD, MS & Catherine Harris MD

  2. Department of Urology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA

    Gary E. Lemack MD

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  1. Department of Urology, UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas, USA

    Philippe E. Zimmern

  2. Division of Urology, Albany Medical Center, Albany, New York, USA

    Elise J. B. De

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Aggarwal, H., Harris, C., Lemack, G.E. (2017). Autologous Fascial Sling for Female Stress Urinary Incontinence. In: Zimmern, P., De, E. (eds) Native Tissue Repair for Incontinence and Prolapse. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-45268-5_5

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