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Sling surgery is the most common surgery that doctors use for treating urinary stress incontinence. The symptoms of urinary incontinence may be noticed while coughing, sneezing, or lifting. All these actions put pressure on the bladder and make you pee a little bit. In this surgery, the surgeon places the sling under the urethra (the tube through which the urine passes). Making some changes in lifestyle like doing Kegel exercise, losing weight, and practising pelvic floor therapy may help in reducing the symptoms of urinary incontinence. But, after trying all these, if you still have the signs of urinary incontinence, then sling surgery is the best recommendation for you. There are several types of sling procedures, like traditional and mid-urethral surgery. Both of them are highly safe and successful.
Sling surgery is performed for managing the urinary incontinence in males and females. The patients with urinary incontinence experience several symptoms, such as urinary leakage from coughing or sneezing or strong and sudden urge to urinate. There are several types of urinary incontinence. These are functional incontinence, urge incontinence, stress incontinence, overflow incontinence and mixed incontinence.
There are several complications if the sling surgery is delayed. There is a progression of the urinary incontinence and the patients may experience several complications. Some of them are:
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Sling surgery in females
Mid-urethral sling surgery: It is also known as a tension-free sling. In this procedure, a thin strip of mesh is used to make the sling, and this sling is then put under the urethra by the doctor. The doctor may place this sling in any of the following ways:-
Sling surgery in males
In the male sling surgery, the surgeon positioned the mesh-like surgical tape around part of the urethral bulb. With this procedure, the urethra is repositioned through compression resulting in reducing the symptoms of urinary incontinence. It is a good technique to manage the symptoms of mild to moderate urinary incontinence.
During the procedure, the surgeon makes an incision between the anus and scrotum. The urethra is exposed and the urethral bulb is wrapped with the surgical tape. The surgeon, with the help of the sling, moves the urethra to a new position. Through this procedure, support is provided to the bladder neck.
Consult a doctor immediately if you notice side effects of the surgery like:-
Last Updated on: 4 July 2022
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