Cadaveric fascia lata pubovaginal slings: Early results on safety, efficacy and patient satisfaction

BJU International

Volumn 90, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 415-419

  Walsh, I K ^a,b   Nambirajan, T ^b   Donellan, S M ^a   Mahendra, V ^b   Stone, A R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b BELFAST CITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cadaveric fascia lata; Pubovaginal sling; Urinary incontinence

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ALLOGRAFT; ARTICLE; BLADDER CATHETERIZATION; BLADDER PRESSURE; BLEEDING; CADAVER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FASCIA LATA; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MICTURITION; OPERATION DURATION; PATIENT SATISFACTION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SAFETY; STRESS INCONTINENCE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AGED; BLOOD LOSS, SURGICAL; CADAVER; FASCIA LATA; FEMALE; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SATISFACTION; POLYPROPYLENES; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SUTURE TECHNIQUES; TISSUE AND ORGAN PROCUREMENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URINARY INCONTINENCE, STRESS; VAGINA;

EID: 0036965750     PISSN: 14644096     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1464-410X.2002.02913.x     Document Type: Article

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