Vaginal nylon sling: Loop length and surgical outcomes in those with urethral hypermobility and intrinsic sphincter deficiency

International Urogynecology Journal

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 182-187

  Kondo, A ^a   Narushima, M ^b   Itoh, Y ^c   Saito, M ^c  

^a Komaki Shimin Hospital   (Japan)

^b Meitetsu Hospital   (Japan)

^c NAGOYA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Japan)

Author keywords

Intrinsic sphincter deficiency; Loop length; Sling operation; Stress incontinence; Urethral hypermobility

Indexed keywords

SUTURE MATERIAL;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLADDER NECK; BLADDER SPHINCTER; BODY WEIGHT; FEMALE; GYNECOLOGIC SURGERY; HUMAN; INTRINSIC SPHINCTER DEFICIENCY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PHYSICAL PARAMETERS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STRESS INCONTINENCE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SUTURING METHOD; URETHRA DISEASE; URETHRAL HYPERMOBILITY; VAGINAL NYLON SLING;

EID: 0033013508     PISSN: 09373462     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s001920050042     Document Type: Article

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