A prospective multisite study of radiofrequency bipolar energy for treatment of genuine stress incontinence

Journal of the American Association of Gynecologic Laparoscopists

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 493-499

  Ross, Jim W ^a,f   Galen, Donald I ^b   Abbott, Karen ^f   Albala, David ^c   Presthus, Jim ^d   Su Ou, Chau ^e   Turk, Tom ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b Reproductive Science Center   (United States)

^c LOYOLA UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^f NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLADDER NECK; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEAT TREATMENT; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MULTICENTER STUDY; PATIENT SATISFACTION; QUALITY OF LIFE; RADIOFREQUENCY RADIATION; STRESS INCONTINENCE; URODYNAMICS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ELECTROSURGERY; EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FOLLOW UP; HOSPITALIZATION; INSTRUMENTATION; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PROBABILITY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; ELECTROSURGERY; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EQUIPMENT SAFETY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PROBABILITY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUALITY OF LIFE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URINARY INCONTINENCE, STRESS; URODYNAMICS;

EID: 0036827148     PISSN: 10743804     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1074-3804(05)60525-7     Document Type: Article

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