Variations in strategy for the treatment of urethral obstruction after a pubovaginal sling procedure

Journal of Urology

Volumn 164, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 434-437

  Amundsen, C L ^a   Guralnick, M L ^a   Webster, G D ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Postoperative complications; Stress; Urethra; Urethral obstruction; Urinary incontinence; Vagina

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLADDER CATHETERIZATION; BLADDER NECK; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; STRESS INCONTINENCE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URETHRA STENOSIS; URGE INCONTINENCE;

EID: 0033942056     PISSN: 00225347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-5347(05)67378-8     Document Type: Article

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