As sling surgery becomes an increasingly popular treatment option for women with stress urinary incontinence (SUI), iatrogenic obstruction and postoperative voiding dysfunction are becoming recognized more and more. In this Review, the authors discuss the incidence, causes, diagnosis, evaluation and treatment of urethral obstruction after sling surgery for SUI.
- Bhavin N. Patel
- Kathleen C. Kobashi
- David Staskin