Complications of urethral sling procedures

Current Opinion in Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 14, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 515-520

  Boublil, Veronique ^a   Ciofu, Calin ^a   Traxer, Olivier ^a   Sebe, Philippe ^a   Haab, François ^a  

^a HÔPITAL TENON   (France)

Author keywords

Complications; Incontinence; Procedure; Pubovaginal; Sling; Tape

Indexed keywords

MERSILENE; POLITEF; POLYESTER; POLYPROPYLENE; SILICONE; TITANIUM;

AUTOGRAFT; BLADDER PERFORATION; BLEEDING; CADAVER; CATTLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONVALESCENCE; DEVICE; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM PERFORATION; EROSION; FASCIA; FOLLOW UP; GRAFT REJECTION; HUMAN; MORBIDITY; PATIENT CARE; PERICARDIUM; PEROPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPHYLAXIS; REVIEW; SAFETY; SCAR; STRESS INCONTINENCE; SURGICAL EQUIPMENT; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TENSION; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URETHRA SURGERY; URETHROTOMY; URINE INCONTINENCE; URINE RETENTION; URODYNAMICS; VAGINA; WOUND HEALING; XENOGRAFT;

FEMALE; HUMANS; INTRAOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PROSTHESES AND IMPLANTS; SURGICAL MESH; URETHRA; URINARY INCONTINENCE, STRESS;

EID: 0036823083     PISSN: 1040872X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00001703-200210000-00013     Document Type: Review

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