1369 – Male stress urinary incontinence, sling operation for, with or without synthetic mesh

New MBS item.

Implantation of male sling for male stress urinary incontinence.

Type: Therapeutic

Stress urinary incontinence is the involuntary loss of urine during physical activity, such as coughing, sneezing, laughing, walking or exercise. In stress incontinence, the sphincter muscle and/or the pelvic diaphragm, which support the bladder and urethra, are weakened or non-functioning. Suboptimal function may be caused by injury to the urethral area, surgery to the prostate or pelvic area, etc. The sphincter is not able to prevent urine from flowing when intra-abdominal pressure is raised (such as when the patient coughs, laughs, or lifts heavy objects). Mild incontinence is the leakage of <100ml urine per day. Moderate incontinence is the leakage of 100 > 500ml of urine per day.

• PASC meeting: 
  • 14 - 15 August 2014
  • 11 - 12 December 2014
• ESC meeting: 11 - 12 June 2015
• MSAC meeting: 30 - 31 July 2015