Main content Urethral Sling for Stress Incontinence in Women

    Urethral Sling for Stress Incontinence in Women



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    Sling surgeries are as effective as other surgeries to cure stress urinary incontinence in women. About 8 out of 10 women are cured after this surgery.Reference 1




    By: Reference Healthwise Staff Last Revised: September 11, 2012
    Medical Review: Reference E. Gregory Thompson, MD - Internal Medicine
    Reference Avery L. Seifert, MD - Urology


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