Purpose Of Review: To review the current literature on complications of suburethral slings used to treat stress urinary incontinence in the female.
Recent Findings: The surgical treatment of female urinary incontinence has changed considerably since the development of the tension-free vaginal tape procedure, introduced by Ulmsten in 1995. As the follow-up for the first studies is now more than 5 years, the 'long-term' results of the technique can be evaluated. Furthermore, now that the learning phase has been completed and the technique can be considered to be well mastered, it is interesting to review the complications inherent in this technique, their frequency, including those rarer complications that are sometimes associated with severe morbidity, and to consider the ways in which these complications can be prevented or treated. The development of the tension-free vaginal tape procedure has not prevented the development of other types of suburethral sling, but on the contrary, has promoted the development of these alternatives by the use of various sling insertion techniques, and especially various types of materials. There has even been a renewed interest in materials that have been known for a long time (heterologous and autologous materials) in some recent papers, and new synthetic suburethral slings have been proposed with the objectives of combining low morbidity, safety and efficacy.
Summary: Monofilament polypropylene meshes can be used safely to perform suburethral slings and seems to be the most suitable material in this indication according to the existing literature.
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