Details of Bladder Slings

Sling surgery is performed to treat urinary stress incontinence. That's when certain movements and actions force you to urinate a bit.

May include: 

Stress incontinence 

Pressure on the bladder > Infection

May be recommended:

• Physical examination 
• Urine tests 
• Imaging tests like MRI, CT & X-rays

Three methods to treat the problem:

Retropubic: In which the doctor makes incision inside the vagina under urethra and two openings above the pubic bone for needle to pass through and uses a needle to pass the sling under urethra behind the pubic bone and performs the surgery with absorbable stitches.

Transobturator: The entire approach is the same as above mentioned except the sling passes in a different pathway from the retropubic method, but still placed under the urethra.

Single-incision mini: In which the doctor makes a small incision in the vagina to perform the procedure.

May include:

• Bleeding
• Blood clots
• Breathing problems 
• Infections