Surgical management of the apical vaginal defect

Current Opinion in Urology

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 353-358

  Flynn, Brian J ^a   Webster, George D ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Enterocele; Pelvic organ prolapse; Uterosacral ligament; Vaginal apex; Vaginal vault suspension

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL SURGERY; CLINICAL FEATURE; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; URINE INCONTINENCE; VAGINA DISEASE; VAGINA RECONSTRUCTION;

FEMALE; GYNECOLOGIC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; HUMANS; LAPAROSCOPY; LIGAMENTS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; URINARY INCONTINENCE, STRESS; UTERINE PROLAPSE;

EID: 0036288775     PISSN: 09630643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00042307-200207000-00015     Document Type: Review

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