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International Urogynecology Journal
Published in: International Urogynecology Journal 3/2018

01-03-2018 | Images in Urogynecology

Out of place: two cases of polydimethylsiloxane migration

Authors: Julie R. Whittington, Paul R. Womble, Joy A. Greer

Published in: International Urogynecology Journal | Issue 3/2018

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Polydimethylsiloxane (Macroplastique®; Cogentix, Minnetonka, MN) is an FDA-approved treatment for stress urinary incontinence (SUI) and is described as nonmigratory [1]. Migration complications, reported with other bulking agents, include periurethral masses, urethral mucosa prolapse, and migration to lymph nodes [2]. In addition to two prior cases of polydimethylsiloxane migration, we report two further cases of polydimethylsiloxane migration, one into the vagina and one into the bladder. …
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Ghoneim G, Miller C (2013) A systematic review and meta-analysis of Macroplastique for treating female stress urinary incontinence. Int Urogynecol J 24:27–36CrossRef
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Cameron AP, Haraway AM (2011) The treatment of female stress urinary incontinence: an evidenced-based review. Open Access J Urol 3:109–120PubMedPubMedCentral
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Siddiqui ZA, Abboudi H, Crawford R et al (2017) Intraurethral bulking agents for the management of female stress urinary incontinence: a systematic review. Int Urogynecol J 28:1275–1284CrossRefPubMed
Metadata
Title
Out of place: two cases of polydimethylsiloxane migration
Authors
Julie R. Whittington
Paul R. Womble
Joy A. Greer
Publication date
01-03-2018
Publisher
Springer London
Published in
International Urogynecology Journal / Issue 3/2018
Print ISSN: 0937-3462
Electronic ISSN: 1433-3023
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00192-017-3548-4

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