Retropubic versus transobturator midurethral slings for stress incontinence.

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Published in N Engl J Med on May 17, 2010

Authors

Holly E Richter1, Michael E Albo, Halina M Zyczynski, Kimberly Kenton, Peggy A Norton, Larry T Sirls, Stephen R Kraus, Toby C Chai, Gary E Lemack, Kimberly J Dandreo, R Edward Varner, Shawn Menefee, Chiara Ghetti, Linda Brubaker, Ingrid Nygaard, Salil Khandwala, Thomas A Rozanski, Harry Johnson, Joseph Schaffer, Anne M Stoddard, Robert L Holley, Charles W Nager, Pamela Moalli, Elizabeth Mueller, Amy M Arisco, Marlene Corton, Sharon Tennstedt, T Debuene Chang, E Ann Gormley, Heather J Litman, Urinary Incontinence Treatment Network

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, 1700 6th Ave. South, Suite 10382, Birmingham, AL 35233, USA. hrichter@uabmc.edu

Associated clinical trials:

TOMUS-Trial Of Mid-Urethral Slings (TOMUS) | NCT00325039

Abdominal Colpopexy: Comparison of Endoscopic Surgical Strategies (ACCESS) | NCT01124916

The Effect of Mid-urethral Sling on the Urethral Dynamic Shape and Motion | NCT04843995

Mesh-free Suture Urethropexy for Treating Stress Urinary Incontinence, Efficacy and Durability Trial | NCT04881721

Comparing KIM to TVT Exact Sling | NCT04985799

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