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Wailling, J., Marshall, C. and Wilkinson, J. (2019) Hearing and Responding to the Stories of Survivors of Surgical Mesh: Ngā kōrero a ngā mōrehu—He urupare (A report for the Ministry of Health). The Diana Unwin Chair in Restorative Justice, Victoria University of Wellington.

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• TITLE: Self-Fixing Anchoring Mechanism for a Minimally-Invasive Non-Mesh Incontinence Sling

  AUTHORS: Michael L. Stitely, John Short, Elliot Mackenzie

  KEYWORDS: Urinary Incontinence, Stress Incontinence, Fascial Sling

  JOURNAL NAME: Open Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Vol.15 No.6, June 13, 2025

  ABSTRACT: Mesh mid-urethral incontinence slings are unavailable in many nations, and reducing in popularity elsewhere. Harm from surgical mesh is a significant concern, and older procedures such as colposuspension and fascial slings are being reinstituted as replacements. We assessed the feasibility of a minimally invasive technique resembling the mid-urethral sling using absorbable barbed suture to simplify the placement and tensioning of a fascial sling. Five participants were treated with a fascia lata sling using a barbed suture for tensioning. All participants reported a reduction in urinary leakage related to physical activity (UDI-6 score median pre-op 3-“greatly bothered” and median 0 post-op-“not at all bothered”) and no bother with difficult urination at 6 month follow-up. This method is feasible for fascial sling placement and tensioning.