Laparoscopic rectocele repair using polyglactin mesh

Journal of the American Association of Gynecologic Laparoscopists

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 381-384

  Lyons, Thomas L ^a   Winer, Wendy K ^a  

^a Center for Women's Care and Reproductive Surgery   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

POLYGLACTIN; SUTURE MATERIAL;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; LONG TERM CARE; PELVIS FLOOR; RECTOCELE; SURGICAL ANATOMY; SURGICAL APPROACH;

EID: 0030915028     PISSN: 10743804     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1074-3804(05)80232-4     Document Type: Article

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