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Sling surgery is more effective than Burch for bladder control in women

In the largest and most rigorous U.S. trial comparing two traditional operations for stress urinary incontinence in women, a team of urologists and urogynecologists supported by the National Institutes of Health has found that a sling procedure helps more women achieve dryness than the Burch technique. The study is being released early by the New England Journal of Medicine to coincide with a presentation at the annual meeting of the American Urological Association on May 21, 2007.

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