Positioning of a Suburethral Sling at the Bladder Neck Is Associated With a Higher Recurrence Rate of Stress Urinary Incontinence

Abstract

Positioning of the suburethral sling at the bladder neck appears to be associated with a higher stress urinary incontinence recurrence rate. Patients with slings located at the proximal and middle urethra had the best postsurgical continence rates. The suburethral sling position had no direct association with de novo urge or voiding symptoms.