Minimally invasive procedures for urethral incontinence: Is there a role for laparoscopy?

International Braz J Urol

Volumn 28, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 403-412

  Rofeim, Omid ^a   Yohannes, Paulos ^b   Badlani, Gopal H ^a  

^a LONG ISLAND JEWISH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b CREIGHTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Laparoscopy, prostheses and implants; Stress urinary incontinence; Surgical treatment

Indexed keywords

BULKING AGENT; COLLAGEN; POLITEF; POLYESTER; POLYETHYLENE; POLYPROPYLENE; SILASTIC;

ARTHRALGIA; BLADDER INJURY; COLPOSUSPENSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYSTOCELE; DELAYED HYPERSENSITIVITY; FASCIA LATA; FAT EMBOLISM; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; LIPOSUCTION; LUNG EMBOLISM; MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY; PATIENT CARE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; RECTOCELE; REVIEW; SALVAGE THERAPY; STRESS INCONTINENCE; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TISSUE GRAFT; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URETHRA DIVERTICULUM; URINARY URGENCY; URINE INCONTINENCE; URINE RETENTION;

EID: 0036765315     PISSN: 16775538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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