True incidence of vaginal vault prolapse: Thirteen years of experience

Journal of Reproductive Medicine for the Obstetrician and Gynecologist

Volumn 44, Issue 8, 1999, Pages 679-684

  Marchionni, Mauro ^a   Bracco, Gian Luca ^a,b   Checcucci, Vanni ^a   Carabaneanu, Alis ^a   Coccia, Elisabetta M ^a   Mecacci, Federico ^a   Scarselli, Gianfranco ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

^b NONE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Hysterectomy; Obesity; Vaginal prolapse

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL HYSTERECTOMY; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HYSTERECTOMY; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OBESITY; PELVIC ORGAN PROLAPSE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL RISK; VAGINAL HYSTERECTOMY;

EID: 0032871099     PISSN: 00247758     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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