Posterior vaginal wall repair with synthetic absorbable mesh: A new technique for an old procedure

Journal of Gynecologic Surgery

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 111-117

  Castelo Branco, Camil ^a   Garrido, Julio F ^a   Ribas, Carlos ^a   Iglesias, Xavier ^a  

^a HOSPITAL CLÍNIC   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOMATERIAL; POLYGLYCOLIC ACID;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MORTALITY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTHESIS MATERIAL; RECTOCELE; SAFETY; SEXUAL FUNCTION; SURGICAL EQUIPMENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0031756219     PISSN: 10424067     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/gyn.1998.14.111     Document Type: Article

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