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Endoscopy
December 2024
Department of Gastroenterology, Yokohama Sakae Kyosai Hospital, Yokohama, Japan.
Int Braz J Urol
July 2018
Departamento de Urologia, Santa Casa de Misericórdia de São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brasil.
Surgical correction is the most efficient treatment for stress urinary incontinence (SUI), and transobturator sling (TO) has optimal results. The high cost of commercially available sling kits makes it difficult the access in most Brazilian public health services. Hand-made polypropylene slings, on the other hand, have been previously reported.
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April 2015
Department of Urology, Hakkari State Hospital, Hakkari, Turkey.
Purpose: To compare the complications and success rates of hand-made sling with commercial sling used in transobturator tape (TOT) surgery.
Materials And Methods: From 2008 to 2010, hand-made slings were used in TOT surgery, whereas commercial slings were used from 2010 to 2013 in our clinic. Overall 102 patients were included in the study.
Cochrane Database Syst Rev
January 2012
Department of Colorectal Surgery, Worthing Hospital,Worthing,UK.
Background: Gastrointestinal anastomosis (GIA) is an essential step to maintain the continuity of gastrointestinal tract following intestinal resection. GIA is still a source of significant controversy among surgeons due to the use of variety of approaches. Adequate apposition by single layer or double layer anastomosis may affect outcome after GIA OBJECTIVES: The objective of this review is to compare the effectiveness of single layer GIA (SGIA) versus double layer GIA (DGIA) being used in general surgery.
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January 2012
Post-Graduation Program for Maternal Child Health, Federal University of Maranhão - Brazil.
Purpose: To compare the outcomes and costs of stress urinary incontinence (SUI) surgery using a hand-made sling (Marlex®) versus a commerciallyavailable suburethral polypropylene sling (Advantage®).
Materials And Methods: Thirty-nine women with SUI due to bladder neck hypermobility and/or sphincter incompetence diagnosed by clinical examination and urodynamic studies were divided into two groups: group 1 (n = 19) consisted of patients from an academic center (Department of Urology, University Hospital of Federal University of Maranhao, and group 2 (n = 20) patients from private practice. The hand-made polypropylene suburethral sling was used in group 1 and the commercial sling in group 2.
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