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The pubovaginal sling may be used to correct symptomatic Type I, II, and III female stress urinary incontinence.4 Autologous, synthetic, and cadaver allografts have been utilized as the supporting material.5,13,16,23,24 The most feared complication of pubovaginal slings is urethral obstruction; intractable de novo urge incontinence is a close second. Literature reports that the current incidence of urethral obstruction ranges from 5 to 10%, even in the hands of the most experienced surgeons.3-5,13,14,16,23,24 Complications unique to synthetic slings include urethral erosion, vaginal granulation tissue formation, and sling infection.
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Choe, J.M. (2003). Surgical Implantation of the Synthetic Sling (The 6-Point Fixation Technique and Weight-Adjusted Spacing Nomogram): Technique and Results. In: Atala, A., Slade, D. (eds) Bladder Disease, Part A. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-8889-8_34
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