Adjustable Continence Therapy (ACT®) balloons to treat female stress urinary incontinence: effectiveness, safety and risk factors of failure and complication.

Marie-Liesse de GuerryAmélie DemeestereChristophe BergotAstrid de HauteclocqueJuliette HascoetAnne-Sophie BajeotCamille TernynckXavier GaméBenoît PeyronnetGrégoire CaponMarie-Aimée Perrouin-VerbeXavier Biardeau

Published in: International urogynecology journal (2022)

The short-term effectiveness associated with ACT® balloons, their minimally invasive implantation and the frequent but easily manageable and sequelae-free complications suggest that they should be part of the therapeutic arsenal for female SUI.

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