Rectus Fascial Sling

Rectus Fascial Sling, also called pubovaginal sling, is a minimally invasive procedure used to treat female stress incontinence (urine leakage with sneezing, laughing or exercise) that occurs due to the weakening of the muscles at the neck of your bladder where the urethra begins. The operation involves obtaining a strip of tissue taken from your lower abdomen (rectus fascia) and using it as a sling to support the bladder neck thus preventing leakage.

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