The urethra is the tube that carries urine from the bladder out of the body. A sling is a small piece of material that goes under the urethra. The material stays in your body and helps keep the urethra from leaking urine. In this picture, the ends of the sling are placed just below the skin in the belly. The ends of a sling can also be placed lower down, closer to the hips.
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View Originalfigure 1Sling to treat incontinence in women
The urethra is the tube that carries urine from the bladder out of the body. A sling is a small piece of material that goes under the urethra. The material stays in your body and helps keep the urethra from leaking urine. In this picture, the ends of the sling are placed just below the skin in the belly. The ends of a sling can also be placed lower down, closer to the hips.
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View OriginalAnatomy of the urinary tract
Urine is made by the kidneys. It passes from the kidneys into the bladder through two tubes called the ureters. Then it leaves the bladder through another tube, called the urethra.
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View Originalfigure 2Anatomy of the urinary tract
Urine is made by the kidneys. It passes from the kidneys into the bladder through two tubes called the ureters. Then it leaves the bladder through another tube, called the urethra.
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