AUA2026 special: Dr. Albakr on a novel midurethral sling for tissue compatibility and easier sling excision in porcine models

UROLUTS associate editor Dr. Cyrille Guillot-Tantay interviews Dr. Ahmed Albakr on the abstract he presented at AUA 2026 last month, “Evaluation of a novel midurethral sling for tissue compatibility and easier sling excision in porcine models”.

Dr. Albakr elaborates on the rationale of his study, and what the findings of this study tell us about tissue incorporation. They also discuss what the significant clinical advantages could be for patients when comparing to traditional polypropylene slings.

To know more on this study, read the abstract here.

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