# Urethral sling

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A **urethral sling** is a surgically implanted device that stabilizes pelvic tissues and organs of women. The surgery that implants this device can help treat [urinary incontinence](/source/Urinary_incontinence) and uterine prolapse. An alternative treatment to the placement of the urethral sling is [urethral bulking injections](/source/Urethral_bulking_injections).[1]

Complications, such as [foreign body erosion](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Foreign_body_erosion&action=edit&redlink=1) into the urinary tract, can be largely reversed by partially or completely removing the sling.[2] However, in that case, the [stress incontinence](/source/Stress_incontinence) frequently returns (estimated at approximately 20% for partial removal and 50% for total removal).[2]

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-Walters2015_1-0)** Walters, Mark (2015). *Urogynecology and reconstructive pelvic surgery, Chapter 22*. Philadelphia, PA: Elsevier/Saunders. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [9780323113779](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/9780323113779); Access provided by the [University of Pittsburgh](/source/University_of_Pittsburgh){{[cite book](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Cite_book)}}: CS1 maint: postscript ([link](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:CS1_maint:_postscript))

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-:0_2-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-:0_2-1) Doyle, Paula Jaye; Grimes, Cara L.; Balk, Ethan M.; Wieslander, Cecilia; Richardson, Monica; Mamik, Mamta M.; Sleemi, Ambereen; Alas, Alexandriah; Kudish, Bela; Walter, Andrew J.; Aschkenazi, Sarit; Mama, Saifuddin; Foda, Mohamed; Meriwether, Kate V. (2022-02-01). "Surgical Removal of Midurethral Sling in Women Undergoing Surgery for Presumed Mesh-Related Complications: A Systematic Review". *Obstetrics and Gynecology*. **139** (2): 277–286. [doi](/source/Doi_(identifier)):[10.1097/AOG.0000000000004646](https://doi.org/10.1097%2FAOG.0000000000004646). [ISSN](/source/ISSN_(identifier)) [1873-233X](https://search.worldcat.org/issn/1873-233X). [PMID](/source/PMID_(identifier)) [34991142](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34991142).

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