Tension-free vaginal tape for surgical treatment of stress urinary incontinence: Two years follow-up

International Journal of Urology

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 132-135

  Perk, Hakki ^a,b   Soyupek, Sedat ^a   Serel, T Ahmet ^a   Koşar, Alim ^a   Sayin, Adnan ^a   Hoşcan, M Burak ^a  

^a SULEYMAN DEMIREL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b NONE   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Female incontinence; Stress incontinence; Tension free vaginal tape

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AMBULATORY SURGERY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; STRESS INCONTINENCE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; URODYNAMICS; UROLOGIC SURGERY;

ADULT; AGED; AMBULATORY SURGICAL PROCEDURES; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; POLYPROPYLENES; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PROSTHESIS IMPLANTATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URINARY INCONTINENCE, STRESS; UROGENITAL SURGICAL PROCEDURES; VAGINA;

EID: 0037361971     PISSN: 09198172     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1442-2042.2003.00592.x     Document Type: Article

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