Should intravaginal slingplasty (IVS) procedure be abandoned?

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Loïc Sentilhes et al. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2007 Mar.

. 2007 Mar;196(3):e18; author reply e19.

doi: 10.1016/j.ajog.2006.09.039.

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