A study published on the renowned website UroToday suggests that Transobturator male slings can help manage stress urinary incontinence after prostatic surgery.

The study was conducted by the Department of Urology, Tenon Hospital, Groupe Hospitalo-Universitaire EST, Assistance Publique-Hpitaux de Paris (AP-HP), University Paris VI in Paris, France.

In total, 102 patients took place in the study where researchers were trying to determine the safety and prospectively evaluate the clinical outcome after prostatic surgery by placement of a suburethal transobturator sling.

With a minimum follow up of only 6 month, results cannot be considered relevant in conditions like incontinence, but results were pretty good. Of 102 patients, 64 were cured, 18 were improved, and 20 were not improved.

The final conclusion was that placement of a transobturator sling is a safe and effective procedure, giving durable results for stress urinary incontinence after >1 yr of follow-up.