10.6084/m9.figshare.5644555.v1 Cristiano Mendes Gomes Cristiano Mendes Gomes Fabrício Leite Carvalho Fabrício Leite Carvalho Carlos Henrique Suzuki Bellucci Carlos Henrique Suzuki Bellucci Thiago Souto Hemerly Thiago Souto Hemerly Fábio Baracat Fábio Baracat Jose de Bessa Jr. Jose de Bessa Jr. Miguel Srougi Miguel Srougi Homero Bruschini Homero Bruschini Update on complications of synthetic suburethral slings SciELO journals 2017 Urinary Incontinence Polypropylenes Postoperative Complications 2017-11-29 11:55:31 Dataset https://scielo.figshare.com/articles/dataset/Update_on_complications_of_synthetic_suburethral_slings/5644555 <div><p>ABSTRACT Synthetic suburethral slings have become the most widely used technique for the surgical treatment of stress urinary incontinence. Despite its high success rates, significant complications have been reported including bleeding, urethral or bladder injury, urethral or bladder mesh erosion, intestinal perforation, vaginal extrusion of mesh, urinary tract infection, pain, urinary urgency and bladder outlet obstruction. Recent warnings from important regulatory agencies worldwide concerning safety issues of the use of mesh for urogynecological reconstruction have had a strong impact on patients as well as surgeons and manufacturers. In this paper, we reviewed the literature regarding surgical morbidity associated with synthetic suburethral slings.</p></div>