Urinary tract erosions after synthetic pubovaginal slings: Diagnosis and management strategy

Urology

Volumn 56, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 589-594

  Clemens, J Quentin ^c   Delancey, John O ^a   Faerber, Gary J ^a   Westney, O Lenayne ^b   McGuire, Edward J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SUTURE MATERIAL;

ARTICLE; BLADDER INJURY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CYSTOSCOPY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DYSURIA; EROSION; FEMALE; GYNECOLOGIC SURGERY; HUMAN; MICTURITION; PAIN; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBOVAGINAL SLING; RECURRENT INFECTION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STRESS INCONTINENCE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SYMPTOM; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL; URETHRA INJURY; URINARY TRACT INFECTION; UROGENITAL SYSTEM; VAGINA; VAGINA BLEEDING; VAGINA DISCHARGE;

BIOCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS; FEMALE; FEMALE UROGENITAL DISEASES; HUMANS; PAIN; PROSTHESES AND IMPLANTS; RECURRENCE; REOPERATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SUTURES; URETHRA; URINARY BLADDER; URINARY INCONTINENCE, STRESS; URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS; UROLOGIC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; VAGINA; VAGINAL DISCHARGE;

EID: 0033825346     PISSN: 00904295     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0090-4295(00)00740-8     Document Type: Article

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