Single-incision mini-slings versus standard midurethral slings in surgical management of female stress urinary incontinence: An updated systematic review and meta-analysis of effectiveness and complications

European Urology

Volumn 65, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 402-427

  Mostafa, Alyaa ^a   Lim, Chou Phay ^b   Hopper, Laura ^a   Madhuvrata, Priya ^c   Abdel Fattah, Mohamed ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^b ABERDEEN ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^c SHEFFIELD TEACHING HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Midurethral sling; Mini slings; Single incision tapes; Stress urinary incontinence; Tension free vaginal tape; Urinary incontinence

Indexed keywords

BLADDER CATHETERIZATION; COMPARATIVE EFFECTIVENESS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COST CONTROL; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; ECONOMIC EVALUATION; EMBASE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; INJURY; MEDLINE; META ANALYSIS; OPERATION DURATION; OVERACTIVE BLADDER; PATIENT SAFETY; PEROPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REVIEW; SELF REPORT; SEXUAL FUNCTION; SINGLES INCISION MINI SLING; STANDARD MIDURETHRAL SLING; STRESS INCONTINENCE; SUBURETHRAL SLING; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TENSION FREE VAGINAL TAPE; TRANSOBTURATOR TAPE; URETHRA; URINE INCONTINENCE;

MIDURETHRAL SLING; MINI-SLINGS; SINGLE-INCISION TAPES; STRESS URINARY INCONTINENCE; TENSION-FREE VAGINAL TAPE; URINARY INCONTINENCE;

CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; ODDS RATIO; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; REOPERATION; RISK FACTORS; SUBURETHRAL SLINGS; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URETHRA; URINARY BLADDER; URINARY INCONTINENCE; URODYNAMICS; UROLOGIC SURGICAL PROCEDURES;

EID: 84891836019     PISSN: 03022838     EISSN: 18737560     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eururo.2013.08.032     Document Type: Review

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