Bladder sling procedures. Bladder sling procedures are often confused with surgeries performed to correct Pelvic Organ Prolapse (POP), a similar condition that can require a procedure that involves transvaginal mesh. The surgeries, although they involve many of the same organs, are different. There are several types of bladder slings approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Some of the most common include: Tension-free vaginal tape (TVT) sling: This outpatient procedure uses a polypropylene mesh tape, which acts as a sling under the urethra and is held in place by the patient’s own tissue rather than stitches. This debuted in 1996. Transobturator tape (TOT or TVT-O) sling: This tension-free surgery has less risk of bladder and bowel injury in comparison with the TVT sling because there is no need to blindly pass a large needle through the retropubic space when inserting the mesh tape. It was invented in France and brought to the United States in 2002. Mini-sling: This procedure has less risk of complications relative to the previous two because it eliminates the need for abdominal or groin incisions. In this procedure, a small single vaginal incision is made and a mesh tape is placed in a U-shaped configeration in the mid-urethra. It is the newest technology and was released in 2006.
Posted on: Sun, 28 Jul 2013 21:30:11 +0000
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